Getting to the Battleground
Document 1792Benham announces that he arrived at Fort Jefferson in the rain. The supplies are still about fifteen miles behind with a small escort. He believes that his route will be difficult until he gets to the battleground and hopes that the heavy rain will not prevent crossing the creeks in order to get to that place. He will set out in the morning.Other than that he has nothing strange to relate.
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[Docket: 20 Jan: 1792 — / from [undecipherable] Henderson als / alis —]
Samuel Hodgdon
[undecipherable] M G at fort wash
ington
Dear Sir fort Jefferson 20 January
this moment arrived at this plain and
Raining Very hard Seven Sleds loaded
with Corn the Remainder about 15 Miles
behind with a small escort — have
[undecipherable: probably Herein] to Suppose that our [undecipherable]
will hee [undecipherable]ude when we get to
the battle Ground end [undecipherable] that
the Rain may not prevent our [undecipherable] on
the Corn [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] plain — we shall
Set out for the morning to reach the [undecipherable]
[undecipherable]mpt [undecipherable]here nothing [undecipherable] to [undecipherable]inge
to Acelerate [undecipherable] in the Rain and in
a hurry — please to [undecipherable]care yours
and all [undecipherable]
to Serve —
[signature]
[Received from [undecipherable] / Nov. [undecipherable] 1[undecipherable] / [undecipherable]]
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Benham announces that he arrived at Fort Jefferson in the rain. The supplies are still about fifteen miles behind with a small escort. He believes that his route will be difficult until he gets to the battleground and hopes that the heavy rain will not prevent crossing the creeks in order to get to that place. He will set out in the morning.Other than that he has nothing strange to relate.
Date
01/30/1792
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Fort Jefferson
Document number
1792013080001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
Robert Benham
Notable locations
Fort Washington
Fort Jefferson
battleground
creeks
Notable items
rain
sleds
corn
route

