doi:10.7916/qrx0-gq56[Document, 1776 July 22]Livingston, GilbertcorrespondencetextUnited States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783Jay, John, 1745-1829Jay sent to iron works at Salisbury to procure 20 cannon: 8 six pounders and 8 four pounders. Also shot and trucks for the cannon. All to be sent to Colonel Hoffman's landing. To take a carpenter to make carriages for the cannon. Jay also given power to impress carriages, teams, sloops and horses and to call out detachments of the militia. Autograph Documents in John Jay's hand;signed by John, Jay, Robert Yates, Robert R. Livingston, Gilbert Livingston, Christopher Tappen