Hodgdon discusses military stores with Knox

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Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Description

Letter, discusses Knox's accomodations in Philadelphia; discusses housing and transportation of public stores.

Date

09/17/1790

Recipient

Sent from

Philadelphia

Document number

1790091728001

Page start

1

Notable persons

Henry Knox
Samuel Hodgdon
Ross
Smith

Notable locations

Philadelphia

Notable items

paid amount
have the stores collected under one roof
several other gentlemen in public character to provide houses for
accommodate all to their liking
pounds per annum
[rent]
insist on his permitting me to house the wood which I am to purchase for you
in treaty for an elegant range of high new brick
sufficient to house every species of public stores
save all future land transportation
considerable less sum than their cost now in their dispersed situation
taken his house for you
had previously seen him and had his promise to give it up to me
every reason to expect you may occupy it
sensible of the inconvenience to you
best & expedient accomodation that could be obtained
measures to remedy some of the inconveniences
propose them to you when I have the pleasure
after examining every house in the city now to be rented as well as many that were mentioned
making calculations on all circumstances