Letter from Wilkinson to Hodgdon
Document 1792Report from General James Wilkinson to Samuel Hodgdon.
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[undecipherable] To Hamilton
July 26th 177[undecipherable]
[undecipherable] arrived here this evening, but Bonhavn & the Sleds are [undecipherable] Miles behind — the depth of the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] of the River [undecipherable] of the sands, makes it almost [undecipherable] possible for them to get on, and yet it is an object of [undecipherable] great moment, that no [undecipherable] must be left untried to make a deposit of 1500 Bushels, at Fort [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
I want you to point your greatest [undecipherable] at that Object — the Moment the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] get the [undecipherable] done [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] — the Troops [undecipherable] and
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Report from General James Wilkinson to Samuel Hodgdon.
Date
01/26/1792
Author
Recipient
Repository
Collection
Document number
1792012680001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
James Wilkinson
Colonel Commandant
Notable locations
Fort Hamilton
Fort Jefferson
Notable items
travel
bushels
great difficulties
prize
this evening

