Looking Your Enemy in the Face

Item

Type

Author's Letterbook Copy

Title

Looking Your Enemy in the Face

Description

Hodgdon expresses his hope that the supplies Capt. Weeks will receive from Providence and Springfield renders him as well equipped as his potential enemy.

year created

1798

month created

07

day created

21

sent from location

Philadelphia

recipient

in image

notable person/group

Samuel Weeks
Samuel Hodgdon
Secretary of War [McHenry]

notable location

Philadelphia
Providence in Rhode Island
Springfield in Massachusetts

notable item/thing

invoice
bill of lading
supplies ordered to your post
state of the post

notable phrase

...you will be able in case of necessity to look your enemy in the face.

document number

1798072128155

page start

156

number of pages

1

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (560 pages) BJA01 (560 pages) Collection: Samuel Hodgdon Letterbook, Philadelphia, Pa., Arsenal, 1798-99. P: 156

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Samuel Hodgdon Philadelphia [n/a]
Recipient Lemuel Weeks [unknown] [n/a]