Clement Biddle to William Lowrey, Deputy Foragemaster

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Title

Clement Biddle to William Lowrey, Deputy Foragemaster

Description

In this letter addressed from "Moorehall 28 March 1778" Biddle requests Lowrey to purchase "Hay Oats & other forage" suitable for cavalry. Reference to a prisoner exchange in New Jersey.

Creator

Clement Biddle

Date

28 March 1778

Rights

John F. Reed Collection Valley Forge NHP

Identifier

Box 3, Folder 53, 20-11

Text

Dr Sir Moorhall 28 March 1778---
On receipt hereof you will please to exert yourself immediately to lay in at Fleming Town a quantity of Hay Oats & other Forage suitable for the Cavalry as a number of Horses will be ordered to that neighbourhood to re[illeg]t Levile? remains there some time – I momently expect a supply of money Levile ? certainly and you as large a share as I can spare – As Mr. Bondinot has sent in the parole of a commissary to exchange for Colo. Lowrey he assures me we may expect him out hourly & I hope he is by this Time with you – at any rate he will be exchanged soon—
I hope you have received from you [illeg]ess—with compliments to Mrs Lowrey
I am Dr Sir
Your [illeg] Serv
Clement Biddle
CSB

REVERSE

To On public Service
Mr. William Lowrey
Foragemast

By Mr. Pitney
Express- Flemingtown
Jersey