Item 15: Letter from William Stewart to Zebulon Butler, 1780 July 8
Item — Box: 10, Folder: 16
Dates
- Created: 1780 July 8
Creator
- Stewart, William, 1748-1805 (Person)
Access:
All series and subseries within this collection are open for research, with the exception of a few files within the Academia series that are restricted. The Academia series contains financial and sensitive institutional records from Wilkes College, and financial report records from Princeton University that will remain restricted for 80 years upon creation.
Extent
1 items
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Type of Material:
Letter.
Condition Note:
Good. Browning of paper, minor folds, and minor inobtrusive staining present.
Measurements:
13 ¼ in. x 8 ¼ in.
Description:
This letter from William Stuart informs Zebulon Butler on the status of providing provisions to his camp.
Transcription:
Sir
Agreeable to your Instruction I have apply to the Purchasing Com’y the Council in Consequence of their apprehensions of Danger has-given Orders to the Com’y at Lancaster to supply the hand as at Lunbury but thought it not Desirable to forward any to Wyoming-
Mr Verbay (the Com’y) promises me Immediately to forward flour to Sunbury from where I Expect to receive Instructions from the President of Council To be supply’d. I am now on my way & I have make no unnecessary Delay, I apply’d at Cumberland & have promises of being Supply’d there, should they send it, Mr Buck will Immediately of with it upon the whole. I think it advisable to apply to his Excellency for an order upon Lancaster & Cumberland County but you will Exercise your Own Judgement I am with Due Respect good sir.
Your al Hum’l Servant
William Stuart
H.P.S Feus(?)
Lancaster 8 July, 1780
Col Z: Butler Comd Wyoming
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Mr. Stewart 8 July 1780
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Mr. Stewart 8 July 1780
Creator
- Stewart, William, 1748-1805 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Wilkes University Archives Repository
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570-408-7823 (Fax)
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