Articles for Lemuel Weeks in Portland

Item

Title

Articles for Lemuel Weeks in Portland

Description

A list of articles to be put on board a vessel bound for Portland, to be delivered to Lemuel Weeks.

year created

1798

month created

07

day created

19

sent from location

Philadelphia

recipient

in image

notable person/group

John Harris
Samuel Hodgdon
Lemuel Weeks

notable location

Philadelphia
Portland

notable item/thing

vessel
cannon pall
32 pounder
24 pounder
18 pounder
12 pounder
ladle
sponge and worm
gunners belts
implements
powder horn
budge barrels
paper cartridges
lintstocks
slow match
iron trucks
garrison carriage wheels

document number

1798071900005

transcription

Mr. John Harris
Sundries [undecipherable] to Portland, agreeable to the within order July 19 1798
Philadelphia 19th July 1798
Sir,
You will please to put on board the vessel bound for Portland the following Articles to the address of Samuel Weeks ... Vizt
100 .... 32 pounder Ball
82 -- 400 .... 24 Ditto
100 .... 18 Ditto
84 -- 300 ... 12 Ditto
(Bracket tot he right side of the above 4 lines) - or such portion of them as may be on hand.
1 Ladle for 32 Pounder.
1 Sponge & worm for ditto.
2 Ladles for .. 24 Pounder
3 Sponges & Worms for .. D:
1 Ladle for .... 18 Pounder
1 Sponge & worm for ... Ditto
2 Ladles for ..... 12 Pounders
3 Sponges & Worms for ... Ditto
2 Gunners Belts with Implements complete.
6 .... Powder Horns
2. Budge Barrels
[undeciperable] 100 Paper Cartridges for 32 Pounders
400 ... d ... ditto .... 24 ... ditto
100 .... d.... ditto .... 18 ... ditto
200-300 ... d ... ditto .... 12 ... ditoo
(bracket to right of above 4 items} or Paper equal to half this number.
6 Lintstocks.
20 lbs Slow Match
10 Setts of Tron Trucks or Garrison Carriage Wheels
Your most obedient Servant
Samuel Hodgdon
W. John Harris

Item sets

Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (2 pages) XBO05a (2 pages) Collection: Consolidated Correspondence File, 1794-1890. (RG92) [unknown]

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Samuel Hodgdon Philadelphia [n/a]
Recipient John Harris [unknown] [n/a]