Plans for Travelling to Philadelphia
Document 1796Mr. Chase is extremely pleased with his appointment and will set out by stage for Philadelphia soon. Despite a bad cold, McHenry plans to travel by horseback but his journey may be delayed as he severs his connections in two mercantile partnerships.
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Draft Letter
Description
Mr. Chase is extremely pleased with his appointment and will set out by stage for Philadelphia soon. Despite a bad cold, McHenry plans to travel by horseback but his journey may be delayed as he severs his connections in two mercantile partnerships.
Date
01/31/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Baltimore
Repository
Document number
1796013100001
Page start
1
Note
The author is not shown, but based on the content, he is presumed to be McHenry.
Notable persons
George Washington
James McHenry
Samuel Chase
Notable locations
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Notable items
appointment
stage
journey
horseback
bad cold
lodgings
no increase of salary
mercantile partnerships