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- GLC#
- GLC01450.115-View header record
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- June 4, 1776
- Author/Creator
- Read, John, fl. 1774-1776
- Title
- to Owen Biddle
- Place Written
- s.l.
- Pagination
- 1 p. : address : docket Height: 29 cm, Width: 20.5 cm
- Language
- English
- Primary time period
- American Revolution, 1763-1783
- Sub-Era
- The War for Independence
Letter addressed to Biddle in Philadelphia. Encloses a receipt from Lieutenant Werte for utensils delivered to Captain Lewe's company of the First Battalion of Colonel Mile's Regiment of Riflemen. Mentions receiving 10 wooden bowls. Reports that since being appointed as Barracksmaster, the artillery men have been applying for many necessities. Asks him to review a copy of a request for supplies made by Captain Proctor and let him know what quantities he should send. Biddle was a clockmaker and merchant in Philadelphia. It is possible he was supplying the wooden utensils and other supplies.
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