A Broken Down Carriage & Other Miseries
Document 1794Jones bemoans the need to leave the hired horses in Lancaster because of their unsuitablity for the journey which he must undertake. The horses detained him for six hours on the road from Philadelphia when they refused to pull the broken down carriage.Mr. Slough is providing a new apparatus for the journey but the Secretary of State should be notified of his new arrangements and the necessary delay.
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Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Jones bemoans the need to leave the hired horses in Lancaster because of their unsuitablity for the journey which he must undertake. The horses detained him for six hours on the road from Philadelphia when they refused to pull the broken down carriage.Mr. Slough is providing a new apparatus for the journey but the Secretary of State should be notified of his new arrangements and the necessary delay.
Date
11/1794
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Lancaster
Repository
Document number
1794112080001
Page start
1
Note
Partially illegible.
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
James Jones
Notable locations
Lancaster