No Certain Intelligence from the Governor, Etc.
Document 1796He has had no news from the Governor, only a rumor that he is very sick. Sargent is at Fort Miami, near Detroit. Updates Hodgdon on the prices of goods in the vicinity.
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[undecipherable] Sargent
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Feb. [undecipherable] 17th 1796 —
[295]
[Received from State Dep't Nov. 2[undecipherable] 184[undecipherable] R.P. [undecipherable]]
In my last I think I told you my dear Sir that I then [undecipherable] probably be constrained to visit Detroit [undecipherable] the Governor was [undecipherable] — upon the [undecipherable] — [undecipherable] no certain Intelligence from him but [undecipherable] circulating that he was confined at Lign[undecipherable] [undecipherable] from his house at the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] his estate [undecipherable] [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] property I [undecipherable] and this [undecipherable] Day of [undecipherable] — [undecipherable] for [undecipherable] with [undecipherable] of Detroit — [undecipherable] communicated [undecipherable] for [undecipherable] [undecipherable] — during these [undecipherable] I [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] of Detroit [undecipherable] to you I may venture [undecipherable] it is best — now I [undecipherable] — [undecipherable] [undecipherable] being [undecipherable] a [undecipherable] [undecipherable] by [undecipherable] [undecipherable] emit on [undecipherable] have [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] money as I experience from my Mo[undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] people accustomed to [undecipherable] [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] [undecipherable] by the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Dollars per hundred — I am observ[undecipherable] that [undecipherable] [undecipherable] as [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
on this [undecipherable] be a great [undecipherable] to be [undecipherable] — money is more [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Detroit I am [undecipherable] heartily [undecipherable] [undecipherable] carrying [undecipherable] [undecipherable] way here — at Fort Detroit [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] different [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Eight Dollars per [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] per Bushel — Bacon [undecipherable] I [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] 7/6 — [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] with [undecipherable] [undecipherable] — [undecipherable] lose you a letter for my Sister [undecipherable] to forward by [undecipherable] on a [undecipherable] [undecipherable] sincerely hope your Family are in health my best and most respectful regards [undecipherable] Mr [undecipherable] [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] Mr Harris —
— before [undecipherable] I hope to be at Cincinnati, [undecipherable] I [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Duty to visit the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Michigan —
The Indians was [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] you [undecipherable] very [undecipherable] [undecipherable] — they [undecipherable] — [undecipherable] —
[undecipherable] parties and [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] with [undecipherable] the building — some that went [undecipherable] to the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] — [undecipherable] — Adieu
[undecipherable] Sargent
[undecipherable] at closing this letter I had the pleasure to [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] also papers from [undecipherable] to the [undecipherable] Day of June — the same [undecipherable] [undecipherable] respects to find [undecipherable] [undecipherable] as late as [undecipherable] [undecipherable] — I send you a [undecipherable] [undecipherable] I wish you to procure as much [undecipherable] as you can
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
He has had no news from the Governor, only a rumor that he is very sick. Sargent is at Fort Miami, near Detroit. Updates Hodgdon on the prices of goods in the vicinity.
Date
09/09/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Ft. Miami
Document number
1796090180002
Page start
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