Item 18: Letter from William Stewart to Zebulon Butler, 1780 August 6
Item — Box: 10, Folder: 19
Dates
- Created: 1780 August 6
Creator
- Stewart, William, 1748-1805 (Person)
Access:
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Extent
1 items
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Type of Material:
Letter.
Condition Note:
Okay Vinegar smell. The paper is browning, contains one rather large yet unobtrusive tear, has tattered edges, and sas several minor stains and folds.
Measurements:
13 ½ in. x 8 ⅛ in.
Description:
This letter written by William Stuart updates Zebulon Butler on the progress of a flour shipment. William suggests that he could get some of his men to bring the provisions themselves.
Transcription:
Janiata 6th August 1780
Sir,
I rec’d d your Deated first August 1780. I got orders on the Commasarys [sic] of Lancaster and Com’bnd Countys [sic] for flour & for an Express. I could not gat [sic] aney [sic] for love or money to go up. (I thought it Best to gat [sic] the flour on the Way Befour [sic] I left these parts which was not in my power till this Day to gat [sic] it to the River, and then go myself if I could not gat one). I shall set off tow [sic] small Boats Loadet [sic] with flour a tusday [sic] morning for Wyoming, you will plese [sic] to send sume [sic] men to meat [sic] them at mountgumarys please as I dont no that the Boatmen will like to go all the way the 9th or 10th of this mounth [sic] I shall have one Boat Load Redey [sic] if I can gat men to Taek [sic] it up and perhaps sume [sic] Whiskey. I shall Sit you By the Boatmen.
I am sir your Hu’m Ser’t
William Stewart
AC of JSs
Zeb Butler Esq
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W’m Stewart 6 Augt. 1780
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W’m Stewart 6 Augt. 1780
Creator
- Stewart, William, 1748-1805 (Person)
Repository Details
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