Debates in Congress and Samuel Hodgdon
Document 1792Having looked over the debates in Congress the previous day as detailed in Hodgdon's paper, Hodgdon was surprised to find a statement by Mr. Steele that Mr. Hodgdon complained of not being present at the committee session. Yet he had been written to and the committee had received letters from him relative to the circumstances discussed in the debate.
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Inlooking over the Debates in Congress of
yesterday as detailed in your Paper this
morning I was surprized to find the follow
paragraph given as part of the opinion of
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affirmed that altho' Mr [undecipherable]
complain of not being present
[undecipherable], yet h[undecipherable] been written to and
[com]mittee had received letters from
him relative to the circumstances, they
thought it Necessary to be made acquainted
with— a representation so [underline: uncommon] and
so easily capable of Detection, I know
could not have been a[undecipherable] by the
[undecipherable] Member— having however made
[my]self acquainted with the fact, I am
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[undecipherable] was the true meaning of [undecipherable]
Mr [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] as admitted in the fullest manner
that the enquiry as it respected me
was [undecipherable] by [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
was an [undecipherable]parte one, I am thus [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] written to receive [undecipherable]
request that y[undecipherable] will [undecipherable] the matter
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Having looked over the debates in Congress the previous day as detailed in Hodgdon's paper, Hodgdon was surprised to find a statement by Mr. Steele that Mr. Hodgdon complained of not being present at the committee session. Yet he had been written to and the committee had received letters from him relative to the circumstances discussed in the debate.
Date
1792
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1792999990102
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Samuel Hodgdon
Mr. Steele
Congress
honorable member
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Congress
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debates
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