James Jones
4 documents
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Insufficiency of My Travelling Apparatus, Etc.
Jones informs the Secretary of State that his jouney has been delayed because of the insufficiency of the travelling apparatus he was provided in Philadelphia. Neither the carriage nor the hired …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) -
Horses Suitable to My Weight
Jones has seen the horses discussed by Hodgdon and one of them will do well as a baggage horse but neither of them is equal to his weight. Because of the deepness of the roads, two horses will not be …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) -
A Tedious and Disagreeable Journey
Jones complains of his tedious and disagreeable journey due to the total incapacity of the horses hired at Lancaster. One of the horses gave out at Wright's Ferry and another one at Laurel Hill. He …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) -
A Broken Down Carriage & Other Miseries
Jones bemoans the need to leave the hired horses in Lancaster because of their unsuitablity for the journey which he must undertake. The horses detained him for six hours on the road from Philadelphia …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
