Request to Deliver Items (1778)

Front of item

Front of item

Name/Title

Request to Deliver Items (1778)

Entry/Object ID

2025.02.18.08

Tags

Grant, Life at home

Description

Note to deliver construction items to Daniel Cole

Made/Created

Date made

May 28, 1778

Time Period

18th Century

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Transcription

Howlands Ferry May 28th 1778 Sir, Please to deliver this bearer one eighth part of the new nails, in Mr. Bowens chamber Please to put them in a pail and a layer of oacum [oakum?] between every different sorts that they cannot mix your compliance will oblige your very humble Servant William Taggart To Mr. Daniel Cole Kickemuit

Notes

Pencil marks on back. Transcription: Gift of A. [illegible initial?] A. Cole.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Letter

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Correspondence

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Getty AAT

Concept

building materials, letters (correspondence)

Dimensions

Width

3-3/4 in

Length

7-1/2 in

Material

Paper

Location

Location

Other

Main Floor Stair Case

Building

George Hail Free Library

Date

August 12, 2025

Location

Box

Document Box 11

Area

Museum Floor Landing

Building

George Hail Free Library

Date

February 18, 2025

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Daniel Cole

Research Notes

Research Type

Researcher

Person

Suzanne Reynolds-Alpert

Notes

Note to transcriber: if upon transcription my heading is incorrect feel free to edit.

Create Date

February 18, 2025

Update Date

August 12, 2025