Item 45: Order from John Sullivan to unknown, 1779 July 5
Item — Box: 12, Folder: 85
Dates
- Created: 1779 July 5
Creator
- Sullivan, John, 1740 – 1795 (Person)
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Extent
1 items
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Type of Material:
Order
Condition Note:
Fair. Staining affects legibility in some places.
Measurements:
8 ¾ in. x 7 ¼ in.
Description:
This letter seems to be about provisions being sent.
The manuscript mentions a Mrs. Gore, this is possibly Hannah Parks Gore, as there was a prominent military officer and judge by the name Obadiah Gore in the Wyoming Valley during the eighteenth century.
Transcription:
The Commissary is Directed to issue to Mrs Gore and her three children also to Mrs Smith & her seven children such Quantity of Provisions as Colo[nel] Butler shall Direct – & Sh Colo Butler is Directed to Employ Chose wo[illegible] [women?] in such work as may Conduce most to the good of the publick [sic] service and the advantage of the Garrison at the place which the army is on the Expedition given at Head Quarters in Wyoming July 5th 1779.
Jno [Jonathan*] Sullivan Major
{back} Major Genl[eral] John Sullivan July 5. 1779
{back} Major Genl[eral] John Sullivan July 5. 1779
Creator
- Sullivan, John, 1740 – 1795 (Person)
- Mrs. Gore, (Pos. (Parks) Gore, Hannah, 1721-1804) (Person)
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