Fresh Teams Would Cause a More Rapid Push
Document 1794Davis announces that he has reached Shipingsburgh that morning along with Robert Young's load. The two-horse stages loaded on the 14th and 15th are on their way. Weaver is still twenty miles away. Davis wrote the previous day observing that fresh teams of horses would result in a more rapid push.
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Sir Shippingsburgh 17th Octo[ber] [17]91
I Reached this place [this] morning a
Robert youngs load- the two [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
loaded the [undecipherable] and the two horses [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
the 15th I have also I [Expectd?] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
With the [above?] men [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
in the morning— [undecipherable] is to
the matter of 20 miles- and
you loaded the B S I can Git no
[undecipherable] account of but I Reather [undecipherable]
is ahead- I wrote yesterday mentioning
[undecipherable] of my [undecipherable] [undecipherable] fresh teams
I found the would [undecipherable] to make a more
Rapped push
Sir, I [undecipherable] the [undecipherable]
to be your Obediant
a Servant, [signature]
Samuel Hodgdon Asqr
[Address panel: Samuel Hodgdon [Esq?] / Philadelphia / [undecipherable] [undecipherable] / [6?]'[9?]1]
[(42) circled] [61. [undecipherable] upper right]
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Davis announces that he has reached Shipingsburgh that morning along with Robert Young's load. The two-horse stages loaded on the 14th and 15th are on their way. Weaver is still twenty miles away. Davis wrote the previous day observing that fresh teams of horses would result in a more rapid push.
Date
10/19/1794
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Shipingsburgh
Document number
1794101980001
Page start
1
Note
Partially obscured.
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
John Davis
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Shipingsburgh

