Letter, Type Undetermined

Discussion of Transportation of Military Stores from Rhode Island

Letter, discusses transportation of public stores from Rhode Island.

Ltr, dis transport of public stores.

1790

08

25

Providence

Discussion of Transportation of Military Stores from Rhode Island (3)

Henry Knox

Jeremiah Olney

Captain James Sweet

Providence

West Point

packet

military stores

contract

transportation

remainder of the stores

expenses

collecting and delivering

pay

bill of lading

military stores to be delivered

your favor

agreeable to your directions

contracted with him to transport the remainder of the stores

find it will be necessary to be furnished with one hundred dollars to be accounted for the purpose of defraying the expences of delivering the stores

necessary as the persons I employ are in want of their pay

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c/o Henry Knox Esq.-
25th August 790.
Your favr of 11th Inst. has been recd. & agreeable to your Directions, I have Loaded Capt. James Sweets Packett with ^T 27. ^G. 11. ^q 3. ^ [stricken u?] 0 of Military Stores, to be delivered at West Point for Two Dollars per Ton, but I have Contracted with him to Transport the Remainder of the Stores for One & Three Quarters of a Dollar.
I find it will be Necessary that I should be furnished with One hundred Dollars to be accounted for, for the purpose of Defraying the Expences of Collecting & Delivering the Stores at the Landg - this is the more Necessary as the Persons I Employ are in want of their Pay -
I have the Honor to be with Esteem Sr. your Obed. Humle Serv
Jerh Olney
N.S. Capt. Sweet's Bill of Lading for the above insertd Stores, is enclosed.
The Secretary at War
New York -