Lot 132
1779 (Jan. 4) New York N.Y. to Oyster Bay, Long Island N.Y., datelined folded letter from George Brinley to Seth Norton concerns foraging for British Army needs, bearing "Per Express" and "On His Majestys Service" endorsements, carried by military express within occupied territory; minor toning, Very Fine.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
A WONDERFUL LETTER CONCERNING FORAGING ON LONG ISLAND FOR THE BRITISH ARMY.
George Brinley was a deputy commissary for the British Army in New York in charge of the forage department with several assistants, clerks, laborers, collectors and issuers of forage. He was writing to the Deputy Commissionary of Storage at the port of Oyster Bay on Long Island noting, "…the Commissionary General expects a very considerable supply from your port." New York was the headquarters of the British commissionary for forces in the American colonies.
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