Providence postmarked folded letter
Collection: National Postal Museum
Object type: Covers & Associated Letters
Date: May 3, 1775
Place of Origin: Massachusetts
Place of Destination: New York
Place Through: Rhode Island
Medium: paper; ink
Dimensions: Height x Width (folded): 4 3/8 × 5 1/2 in. (11.11 × 13.97 cm)
Topics: Covers & Letters
Colonial Era (1607-1776)
Description: This is a folded letter sent from Henry Lloyd in Boston to Mr. DeLancey and Mr. Watts in New York. Lloyd dated the correspondence May 3, 1775 and it was postmarked on May 5 in Providence, Rhode Island.
Transcription:
[Cover exterior]
To -- 3.8 – 10d
Mess.rs DeLancey & Watts
Merch.ts
New York.
Henry Lloyd
Letter Boston
May 3 1775
[Letter interior]
Boston May 3d 1775
Gentlemen
Your fav.r of 24th Ult.o came safe to hand
Yesterday. Per Post & the Seal not broke, tho’ most of the Letters both
publick & private were open’d before they got here & some of them
stop’d, this Letter goes by a private Conveyance to Providence to
be put into the Post Office there & hope it will reach you safe.
The Countess of Darlington arriv’d here last Monday, by
her I recd. Copy of yr. above Letter with another of 26th & am
sorry to find I am not to expect any Supplys at present from
you, I have been very lucky in the purchase of flour here, having
procur’d near 2,000 barrells at 14/.15/. & 16/. & expect a Vessell
with about 9800 Bushells of Wheat & 850 barrls. flour, that
was bound from Maryland to Europe & has put into the Vineyard
having sprung a Leak, will fall into my hands, the Admiral
having dispatch’d a Cutter to bring her in here, but it is probable
the Navy Contractor may expect his Moiety of her Cargo.
Fresh provisions of all kinds are stop’d coming in here, & I
don’t know how I shall be able to procure the Pork & Rice, Flour,
& Pease I suppose may be had from Canada, some Butter I have
procur’d here. I am Yr mo humb Serv
Henry Lloyd
Messrs. DeLancey & Watts.
P.S. I intend writing the Contractors for the Pork & Butter.
["Agent of Contractors for supplying Port Amy Addressees of Gage in 1775 1778 Provisions plundered due - Landa in 1796 at 86\n2005.2027.3\n3.8-10 3\nTo Miss 13 Desancery & Watts Merch s New York\nVIDI 9 MAY 6\nHenry Lloyd Letter to Boston May 3 1775\ncopy 2/3/76/24 very n 2/3/76\nGentlemen\nBoston May 3 rd 1775\nYour fav r of 24 th Ult o came safe to hand Yesterday. The post of the Seal not broke, tho' most of the Letters both publick & private were open'd before they got here, & some of them stop'd, this Letter goes by a private conveyance to Providence to be put into the post Office there & hope it will reach you safe.\nThe Countess of Darlington arriv'd here last Monday, by her I rec d Copy of y r above Letter with another of 26 th & am sorry to find I am not to expect any Suppl ys at present from you, I have been very lucky in the purchase of flour here, having procured near 2,000 barrels at 14, 15, & 16, & expect a Vessel with about 9000 Bushells of Wheat & 850 barr ls flour, that was bound from Maryland to Europe & has put into the Vineyard having sprung a Leak, will fall into my hands, the Admiral having dispatched a Letter to bring her in here, but it is probable the Navy Contractor may expect his Moiety of her Cargo.\nFresh provisions of all kinds are stop'd coming in here, & I don't know how I shall be able to procure the Pork & Rice, Flour I fear I suppose may be had from Canada, some Butter I have procured here. - I am\nYr most humb t Serv t Henry Lloyd\nMiss 13 Desancery & Watts. P.S. I intend writing the Down Contractors for the Pork & Butter."
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 "Gentlemen\nBoston May 3 rd 1775\nYour fav. r of 24 th Ult. o came safe to hand Yesterday. The post of the Seal not broke, tho' most of the Letters both publick & private were open'd before they got here, & some of them stop'd, this Letter goes by a private conveyance to Providence to be put into the post Office there & hope it will reach you safe.\nThe Countess of Darlington arriv'd here last Monday, by her I rec. d Copy of y. r above Letter with another of 26 th & am sorry to find I am not to expect any Supplys at present from you, I have been very lucky in the purchase of flour here, having procur'd near 2,000 barrels at 14/, 15/, & 16/, & expect a Vessel with about 9000 Bushells of Wheat & 850 barr. ls flour, that was bound from Maryland to Europe & has put into the Vineyard having sprung a Leak, will fall into my hands, the Admiral having dispatch'd a Cutter to bring her in here, but it is provable the Navy Contractor may expect his Moiety of her Cargo.\nFresh provisions of all kinds are stop'd coming in here & I don't know how I shall be able to procure the Pork & Rice, Flour, Speck I suppose may be had from Canada, some Butter I have procur'd here. — I am\nYr most humb Serv t\nUlys De Sancy & Watts. P.S. I intend writing the Contractors for the Pork & Butter.\nHenry Lloyd"
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