1840-01-28: Dangerfield, William Henry, and Malseed, John, Military Contract |
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[page 1] Know all men by these Presents that it is hereby mutually agreed by and between the Republic of Texas by the Agency of Mr Henry Dangerfield [Conett ?] of Purcha- ses and John Malseed of Philadelphia shoe maker that the said John Malseed shall and will ma- nufacture and deliver on or before the first day of January 1840 two thousand two hundred and forty laced Bootees to be in form work- manship and quality like and equale to the pattern in the office of the Commissary Genl of Purchases of the United States on which this contract is founded Every 100 pairs that pass inspection are to contain the numbers of each sise as follows — viz of no 12 two pairs of no 10 four pairs—of no 11 two pairs of no 9 eighteen pairs of no 8 forty pairs of no 7 twenty six pairs of no 6 six pairs and of no 5 two pairs — The sewing in the inseam and stitching to be with at least ten strands of good hemp thread well waxed and pulled in tight — The Feather on the insole is not to be more than half an inch wide so as to prevent the edge from turning up and hurting the foot Each heel is to have two good lifts both sewed down and the top pieces pegged on with at least forty stout Pegs — The Bootees are to be worked square with the last on which they are made and must measure at least half a size outside more than is marked on them and will be rejected if overmarked — The uppers and bottoms to be of oak tanned leather — no split leather to be used The width of the soles acros the Ball of the foot to be graduated as follows and to be in propor- tion through out — no 12 & 11 from 4 1/2 to 4 1/4 inches — no 10 4 1/4 inches — no 9 4 1/8 inches — no 8 4 inches — no 7—3 7/8 inches No 6—3 3/4 inches & no 5 3 5/8 inches — The strings to be of good cordovan or the belly part of good wax upper The Bootees are to have four stitches to the Inch in the inseam and six stiches to the inch in the sole [blank line] Which Bootees he is to deliver in Philadelphia with proper certificates of inspection & packed in good & sufficient Boxes for transportation by sea & land, with the no in each Box marked thereon &, "For the Republic of Texas" -— It is further agreed that the Price of said Laceed Bootees shall be one dollar & forty eight cents the pair current Bank notes in Phila —- with reason- able expences of Packing Boxes -- Payable upon delivery after strict inspection with certificates therof -- Witness the hand of the said commissary & the hand & seal of the said Malseed this [blank space] day of November 1839 Wm Henry Dangerfield Com. S S Pur. T. A. John Malseed S S Sealed & delivered in presence of Geoff Tryon [page 2] Jany 28th 1840 Received of Wm Henry Dangerfield thirty three hundred forty seven dollars thirty nine cents in full discharge and acquitance of this contract on the Part of the Republic of Texas John Malseed [written sideways on right edge of page 2] Malseed Contract Bootees
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Title | 1840-01-28: Dangerfield, William Henry, and Malseed, John, Military Contract |
Creator | Dangerfield, William Henry; Malseed, John, 1790-1861 |
LC Subject Headings |
Malseed, John, 1790-1861 Malseed, Andrew, 1825-1872 Malseed, Eliza Shubert, 1832-1882 Shubert, Garrett, 1829-1906 Shubert, Henry, 1831-1895 Gillitt, Georgianna Shubert, 1835-1924 Hastings, Samuel D. (Samuel Dexter), 1816-1903--Correspondence United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 |
EOA Categories |
History – 1838-1874: Sectionalism, the Civil War and Reconstruction Peoples -- Military Life Government and Politics -- Military |
Description | These are the family letters and other documents collected or copied by Robert A. Malseed of Albuquerque, New Mexico, great-great-grandson of Andrew Malseed. These documents include a contract for army boots given to John Malseed by the Republic of Texas in 1839; letters from Andrew Malseed to his wife Eliza Shubert Malseed while in the Union army in 1861; orders and letters to Andrew Malseed during his service as a Union officer in 1863-1864, together with a muster-out role for Malseed's battalion in 1864; Civil War letters from Garrett Shubert to his sisters Eliza Malseed and Georgianna Gillitt; Civil War letters from Henry Shubert to his wife Eliza Shubert and sisters Eliza Malseed and Georgianna Gillitt; and several letters addressed to Georgianna Gillitt from before and after the Civil War, including an 1853 letter from the noted abolitionist Samuel D. Hastings. John Malseed (1790-1861), a shoemaker, immigrated to the United States from Ireland in 1821. His son, Andrew Malseed (1825-1872), served two terms in the Union army during the Civil War, as a 90-day volunteer in 1861 and as a first lieutenant and aide-de-camp to Major General Franz Sigel in Pennsylvania for six months in 1863-1864. Andrew Malseed married Eliza Shubert (1832-1882). Eliza Shubert Malseed's brother Garrett Shubert (1829-1906) served as a Union home guard and state militia member in Missouri during the war, and her brother Henry Shubert (1831-1895) served as a Union soldier in a Missouri regiment. Eliza Shubert Malseed also had a sister, Georgianna Shubert Gillitt (1835-1924). |
Digital Publisher | Auburn University Libraries |
Date | 1839-11-[no day] |
Original Format | 1 military contract, 2 pages |
Type | Text |
Format | |
Original Item ID | RG 1126, Box , Files2 -6 |
Rights | This image is the property of the Auburn University Libraries and is intended for non-commercial use. Users of the image are asked to acknowledge the Auburn University Libraries. For information about obtaining high-resolution copies of this and other images in this collection, please contact the Auburn University Libraries Special Collections & Archives Department at archives@auburn.edu or (334) 844-1732. |
Relation With | www.american-south.org |
Language | eng |
File Name | malseed letters_1.pdf |
Collection | Malseed Family Papers |
Repository | Auburn University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives. |
Submitted by | Thornton, Linda; Coates, Midge |
Transcript | [page 1] Know all men by these Presents that it is hereby mutually agreed by and between the Republic of Texas by the Agency of Mr Henry Dangerfield [Conett ?] of Purcha- ses and John Malseed of Philadelphia shoe maker that the said John Malseed shall and will ma- nufacture and deliver on or before the first day of January 1840 two thousand two hundred and forty laced Bootees to be in form work- manship and quality like and equale to the pattern in the office of the Commissary Genl of Purchases of the United States on which this contract is founded Every 100 pairs that pass inspection are to contain the numbers of each sise as follows — viz of no 12 two pairs of no 10 four pairs—of no 11 two pairs of no 9 eighteen pairs of no 8 forty pairs of no 7 twenty six pairs of no 6 six pairs and of no 5 two pairs — The sewing in the inseam and stitching to be with at least ten strands of good hemp thread well waxed and pulled in tight — The Feather on the insole is not to be more than half an inch wide so as to prevent the edge from turning up and hurting the foot Each heel is to have two good lifts both sewed down and the top pieces pegged on with at least forty stout Pegs — The Bootees are to be worked square with the last on which they are made and must measure at least half a size outside more than is marked on them and will be rejected if overmarked — The uppers and bottoms to be of oak tanned leather — no split leather to be used The width of the soles acros the Ball of the foot to be graduated as follows and to be in propor- tion through out — no 12 & 11 from 4 1/2 to 4 1/4 inches — no 10 4 1/4 inches — no 9 4 1/8 inches — no 8 4 inches — no 7—3 7/8 inches No 6—3 3/4 inches & no 5 3 5/8 inches — The strings to be of good cordovan or the belly part of good wax upper The Bootees are to have four stitches to the Inch in the inseam and six stiches to the inch in the sole [blank line] Which Bootees he is to deliver in Philadelphia with proper certificates of inspection & packed in good & sufficient Boxes for transportation by sea & land, with the no in each Box marked thereon &, "For the Republic of Texas" -— It is further agreed that the Price of said Laceed Bootees shall be one dollar & forty eight cents the pair current Bank notes in Phila —- with reason- able expences of Packing Boxes -- Payable upon delivery after strict inspection with certificates therof -- Witness the hand of the said commissary & the hand & seal of the said Malseed this [blank space] day of November 1839 Wm Henry Dangerfield Com. S S Pur. T. A. John Malseed S S Sealed & delivered in presence of Geoff Tryon [page 2] Jany 28th 1840 Received of Wm Henry Dangerfield thirty three hundred forty seven dollars thirty nine cents in full discharge and acquitance of this contract on the Part of the Republic of Texas John Malseed [written sideways on right edge of page 2] Malseed Contract Bootees |