Item 12: Letter from Jonas Daylon to Zebulon Butler, (removed to legal box #1) , 1779 August 7.
Item — Box: 10, Folder: 12
Dates
- Created: 1779 August 7.
Creator
- Daylon, Jonas (Person)
Access:
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Extent
1 items
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Type of Material:
Letter.
Condition Note:
Fair. Slight tearing along the seams and discoloration to the page.
Measurements:
13 ¼ in. x 8 ¼ in.
Description:
This item instructs Butler to allow an individual to keep possession of two oxen, as long as he provides the Continental Army with an equal quantity of meat.
Location:
Wyalusing, PA
Transcription:
Wyalusing August 7th [17]79
Sir,
I am directed by General Sullivan
to request that you would permit Mr Benjamin Harvey to retain
two oxen which he now has in his possession provided he gives
in lieu thereof, an equal quantity of beef & pork.
Yours &c [etcetera]
Jonas Daylon, A D Camp
Colo[nel]: Butler
[Back of paper]
Gen’l [General] Sullivan Order 7 Aug[u]’st 1779
Colo Butler Wyoming
[Back of paper]
Gen’l [General] Sullivan Order 7 Aug[u]’st 1779
Colo Butler Wyoming
Creator
- Daylon, Jonas (Person)
Repository Details
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570-408-7823 (Fax)
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