Thomas Rotch letter to Johnson & Warner, Merchants, New York 10th Mo 5th 1811

Thomas Rotch instructs Johnson and Warner, New York merchants to send his purchases of several boxes, trunks, clocks and clock weights to Pittsburgh by boat. He notes in the letter that he expects the possibility of further transport to Ohio by carriage will to be "low", perhaps because of winter weather or the impending War of 1812. 8.2" x 10.1" (20.7 by 25.7 cm