To George Washington from Christopher Leffingwell, 17 February 1776
From Christopher Leffingwell
Norwich [Conn.] 17th Feby 1776
Sir
I wrote your Excellency the 11th present ⅌ Cap. Cochran informing of the Arival of a quantity of Shells & Shott from N. York—which have Brot from N. London to this Town (all Except about Two Load of Shott & hand Granadoes) have forwarded Ten Load from hence Containing (viz.)
| 95 | Shells of | 13 |
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173 | Ea. | ||
| 65 | Do | 10 | inch | 90 | |||
| 1 | Shott | 12 | |||||
| 333 | Shells | 8 | |||||
| Shall forward the Shells first & as fast as possible. There Remains here | |||||||
| 48 | Shells of | 13 | Inch | ||||
| 6 | Do | 10 | Inch | ||||
| 516 | Shott | 24 | w. Ea. | ||||
| 580 | Do | 18 | w. Ea. | ||||
have ordered The Carters to Call at Doctr Ames Tavern in Dedham for your Excellencys directions where to deliver them & to whoom.
if I knew where & to whoom they were to be Delivered might possibly order them Carried a Different Road.1 I am with the higest Esteem Your Excellencys Mt Obed. Hble svt
Christr Leffingwell
ALS, DLC:GW.
1. For GW’s instructions regarding these munitions, see Stephen Moylan to Leffingwell, 14 Feb., quoted in Leffingwell to GW, 11 Feb. 1776, n.3.