Francis Lewis to John Brown regarding the frigate "Confederacy" and the ship "Saratoga" - American History 1493-1945

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Field name	Value
Collection Reference Number	GLC00184.27
From Archive Folder	Autographs of signers of the Declaration
Title	Francis Lewis to John Brown regarding the frigate "Confederacy" and the ship "Saratoga"
Date	29 October 1780
Author	Lewis, Francis (1713-1803)
Recipient	Brown, John
Document Type	Correspondence; Business and financial document
Content Description	Regarding authorization of payment for beef.
Subjects	Revolutionary War Finance Military History Continental Army Continental Congress Merchants and Trade Maritime
People	Lewis, Francis (1713-1803) Brown, John (fl. 1780-1781)
Place written	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Theme	Merchants & Commerce; Naval & Maritime; The American Revolution
Sub-collection	The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859
Copyright	The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module	Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859
Transcript	Show/hide The Honble [sic] The Board Of Admiralty. To John Brown D. 780 October 29th. To 60 Barrels Buf [illegible] Navy board Md: Dep. For the use often frigate Confederacy ------------------------------ L 765 45900.00 To 20 Barrels Ditts furnished said Bom of the use of the Ship 15300.00 Saratoga 61.200.00 Sir Pay the amount of the above Account being Sixty One thousand the hundred pounds and charge the same to the Navy Board of the Middle Department. - To Fra. Lewis John Brown Secretary William Ellery Of the Board of Admiralty.