Transporting Stores to Pittsburgh

Item

Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Title

Transporting Stores to Pittsburgh

Description

Langham has drawn $500 in favor of William Davidson & Company to be charged in the expense of transporting the stores from Shepherds Town to Pittsburgh. The articles will be shipped in boxes suitable for carrying them safely over the mountain. Should they blocked on the mountain by heavy snow, their fees will be paid for the time they cannont travel.

year created

1796

month created

12

day created

05

author

sent from location

Shepherds Town

recipient

sent to location

Philadelphia

in image

note

Partially illegible.

notable person/group

Samuel Hodgdon
Langham
Elias Langham
Messrs William Davidson & Co
William Davidson

notable location

Philadelphia
Shepherds Town
Shepherdstown
mountain
Pittsburgh

notable item/thing

expenses
transportation
stores
pairs of shoes
boxes
packing
feed
wagons
vouchers
advance

document number

1796120580101

page start

1

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (3 pages) ZOZ04 (3 pages) Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) B: 5
[view document] (3 pages) ZOZ04a (3 pages) Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) B: 5

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Elias Langham Shepherds Town [n/a]
Recipient Samuel Hodgdon Philadelphia [n/a]