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Letter from Abraham Lott to the New-York Committee of Safety

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Mercury, February 5, 1776.

SIR: Please to supply His Majesty' s ship Mercury, with the following Provisions, to complete her to three months, viz: Two thousand pounds bread; two hundred gallons spirits; two thousand pounds flour; two hundred pounds butter; four hundred pounds cheese; eleven bushels peas; eleven bushels oatmeal.

The above to be sent on board as soon as possible.

From, sir, your most obedient servant,

JOHN HERRING.

Details

Title

Letter from Abraham Lott to the New-York Committee of Safety, desiring to be informed if he may furnish his Majesty's Ship Mercury with Provisions

Creator

Lott, Abraham

Editor

Lott, Abraham

Resource Type

text

Genre/Form

documents (object genre)

Date Created

1776-02-05

Recipient

New-York Committee of Safety

Subject

Military action: British forces
Military action: logistics, provisioning, and recruitment

Document ID

S4-V4-P01-sp24-D0044

Series

S4

Volume

S4-V4

Part

S4-V4-P01

Sub-Part

S4-V4-P01-sp24

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