To George Washington from William Turnbull, 19 May 1780
From William Turnbull
Philada May 19th 1780
Sir
At the request of my Brother who has lately come from the Southard, I have to acquaint Your Excellency That the pipe of Madeira Wine which Robert Smith Esquire of Edenton advised was in his possession has been particularly taken care of by my Brother and is stored in Baltimore where it will be deliverd to Your Excellen[c]ys order by Mr James Jaffary Merchant there.1
If I can afford any assistance to have Your Excellencys directions complied with respecting the same please to command Sir Your most hu: servt
Wm Turnbull
ALS, DLC:GW.
1. For the shipment of this pipe of wine, see Joseph Digges to GW, 1 Nov. 1779, and Hewes, Smith, & Allen to GW, 4 Jan. 1780; see also Robert Morris to GW, 1 Feb., and Robert Smith to GW, 3 March.
Scotland native James Jaffray (d. 1819), a Baltimore merchant, owned the firm James Jaffray & Company. He swore a loyalty oath to the state of Maryland in 1778 (see , 212). Jaffray’s firm engaged in privateering during the war (see , 45:272–73).