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Sir,  
 
Sir,  
  
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Captain Jefferds inform'd me that you had a set of powder sieves that you would sell  I have wrote to Gen'l Knox first, at war upon the subject, who has direct'd me to take the pair of them --
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Captain Jefferds inform'd me that you had a set of powder
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sieves that you would sell  I have wrote to Gen'l Knox Sect'y
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at War upon the subject, who has direct'd me to ackyor the
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pair of them --
  
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If you have not disposed of them, I will thank you to inform me how long they have been in Use, and what will be the lowest price you will take for them --
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If you have not disposed of them, I will thank
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you to inform me how long they have been in Use, and
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what will be the lowest price you will ask for them --
  
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But if you should have sold them, please to inform me wheir I can get a New set made, and what will be the price of them --
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But if you should have sold them, please to
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inform me wheir I can get a New set made, and
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what will be the price of them --
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I am [undecipherable]
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Henry Wusner Prat
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Co Goshen --
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WestPoint 2d March 1787 --
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Sir,
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I have receiv'd yours of 12th [undecipherable], And have wrote to Ma
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Wilsnor, But he did not find the [undecipherable] what he should ask
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for the sieves, but that he should be here in eight or ten days
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himself, but he has not come as yet --
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I have not as yet been able to make an estimate
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of what the caske will cost, As I have not been any cooper
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that would come have to work, and to see wether it will be
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cheapest to give him so much apeice <s>as so m</s> in so much
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a month, but the horns will cost 5 shillings
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I have sent by the Beacon Mr Hay the Returns
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of ordnance and Quarter Master stores for the month of
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Febuary 1787 --
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Mr Hay Lancey requested permision to go to
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New York for Eight or ten days to enquire after his fam
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-ily, as there is not much to be done at present. I have
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given him home [undecipherable] for that term of time --
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As the ice is now beginning to brake up I
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expect to send down those three [undecipherable] by [undecipherable] --
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I am  [undecipherable]
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The Honorable Major Gen Knox
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Secretary at War --