Autograph Letter Signed

Eggs, Fowl, Lamb

The horses returned on the 19th of February. Smith has sent a bushel of potatoes, a few eggs, a small quantity of butter, a half dozen fowls, and a lamb but he fears he cannot get lime. He discovered upon butchering of lamb that the quality was not what he had hoped.

1792

05

01

Fort Washington

Samuel Hodgdon

J. Smith

hands

butcher

Fort Washington

corn

canoe

drunk

horses

bushels of potatoes

eggs

butter

fowl

lamb

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I have also sent [ripped edge] 1/2 of corn which I [illegible] to you to order it taken out immediately that Canoe may return One of the hands that I engaged has got Drunk and has wretchedly retained me O the Depravity of man!



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Col. Hodgdon QMG
Fort Washington
Letter from Jn Smith, dated
1 May 1792
Recd 1 May
Sir
Last Evening I received your favour and now In part answer your request as to the Date when the horses returned I find to Be the 19 of Feb - 5 bushel of potatoes a few eggs a small quantity of Butter [*] a half Dozen of fowls & a Lamb word comes the Sime [editor: word?] I fear at present I cannot getBut if you devsi [hole in paper] to Engage it in to me three weeks probably I can get it in the course of that time
I am Sir with much Esteem your most obedient servant
J. Smith
May the 1 1792
N.B. I thought it best to have the fowl & lamb killed as they were not sent Last night but unfortunately I found myself mistaken about the quality of the Lamb when I came to have it butchered it turned out not as fat as it was represented to me. However if you Don't like it please send it back.

I would have sent more but could not get it to please me.

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