A Horse for the Quartermaster Sergeant

Item

Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Title

A Horse for the Quartermaster Sergeant

Description

Buck is asked to deliver a horse for the purpose of conveying the Quartermaster Sergeant to Fort Mifflin. This request relates to Major General Hamilton's order respecting the funeral honors to be paid to General Washington.

year created

1799

month created

12

day created

23

author

sent from location

Philadelphia

recipient

in image

notable person/group

Mr. Buck
Lewis Tousard

notable location

Philadelphia

document number

1799122390102

page start

1

transcription

W. Buck -
pine street -
Phil - december 23rd evening
Wm. Buck will please to deliver up to my waiter a horse to convey the quarter
master sergeant to fort Mifflin this evening
to return to morrow morning the hiring
of it to be paid by the quarter master
general's deputy M. Miller North 8th street
No.2.
Lewis Tousard
[567]
I certify that Wm. Buck
hired a horse for conveying an order to
fort Mifflin in execution of Major general
A Hamilton's order relative to the funeral
honors to be paid to the memory of the
late chief general Washington
The horse was hired in the evening
and returned only at 12o clock the next day
Lewis Tousard

Item sets

Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (2 pages) ZTF23 (2 pages) Collection: Fred Manning Collection of Documents from Various Series in RG217. (RG217) B: 64
[view document] (2 pages) ZTF23a (2 pages) Collection: Fred Manning Collection of Documents from Various Series in RG217. (RG217) B: 64

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Lewis Tousard Philadelphia [n/a]
Recipient William Buck [unknown] [n/a]