William Franklin to Timothy Horsfield, 21 June 1756
William Franklin8 to Timothy Horsfield
ALS: American Philosophical Society
Philada. June 21. 1756
Sir
Capt. Orndt9 having informed the Commissioners, that there are a Number of the Province Arms at Bethlehem, under your Care, which he thinks are better than those belonging to his Company;1 they have given him Leave to take his Choice of those Arms, and directed him to return as many of those he now has, in the Room of those he shall take. I am Sir your humble Servant
Wm: Franklin
To Timothy Horsefield, Esqr.
8. It would appear from this letter that William Franklin was acting in a secretarial capacity for the provincial commissioners at this time.
9. On Capt. Jacob Arndt (Orndt), commander at Fort Norris, see above, p. 343.
1. James Young, commissary general of the musters, inspected Fort Norris June 23, and reported its small arms as: “13 good Muskets, 3 burst Ditto. 16 very bad Ditto.” I Pa. Arch., II, 679.