I Want that Horse!
Document 1794[Difficult handwriting] Slough expresses his wish to purchase a cream-colored gelding and will agree to whatever terms are thought reasonable
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Lancaster 10th Sepr ember 1795
A person named Giding which was purchased at Carlisle for this Renimigrans and shall now find into the Batation Country & which Judge Bradford alluded to Philadelphia is one that I was in Treaty for Parmer to his being Sold for the Engeny and is one that I used to have, My motives therefore for desiring you on the Subject are, that of the horse is to be Sold if he joined Such a price for him as he might he thought worth in cash, you will put on other horse in his place which I Shall be obliged to Squeal Valley by yourself or any other person, and Shall therefore be much obliged to you to let us have the difference of price After the horse is at present much indeed I will take him on such terms as Shall be thought reasonably of he is looking to our report or if so that Shall be given annually to he is back to the Sweedge States I will have him brought up and pay his prime Partiality or Suffer it to the Deductory of any amount for Keeping the Tallian horse, if by your side Pardon my taking this liberty & Claim on
your most Obidiant Servant
Me Theas Slaugh
Samuel Hodgson Esqr
[Address panel:]
[Received
Nov. 24, 1795
W.D. Acct.]
The Honble Samuel Hodgson Dr [undecipherable] Philadelphia
[undecipherable] Samuel Hodgson Esquire
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
[Difficult handwriting] Slough expresses his wish to purchase a cream-colored gelding and will agree to whatever terms are thought reasonable
Date
09/10/1794
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Lancaster
Document number
1794091080001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
Matthias Slough
Commissioners
Judge Bradford
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Lancaster
Carlisle
Notable items
Gelding
treaty
stable
public horses

