Reads in full: "Albany, 1st December 1777 Received of William Buchanan Esq. Comissary General of Purchase by the Hands of Mr. West Harris one hundred and twenty-five thousand Dollars for Purchasing provisions & other necessities for the use of the army in the Northern Department. John N. Bleecker for Jacob Cuyler. D.C.G." John N. Bleecker (1739-1835) served in the military during the Revolutionary War, where he was involved in the removal of cannon and supplies from Fort Ticonderoga. He later became assistant deputy commissary general of stores and provisions in the New York Department during the war. Jacob Cuyler (1741-1804), a member of the Albany Committee of Correspondence, served in virtually all areas but was particularly identified with procuring and delivering supplies to bolster the American war effort. An interesting document involving a sizable amount of money from a critical time in the war. Provenance: A West Coast institution.