A Letter Found in the Woods
Document 1796A letter was found near the trailhead of the road leading from Lynchburg to New London which had coincidentally been in the New London mail. In order to know whether the public has sustained any injury, Hodgdon is asked whether he has sent any money since his letter of the 28th of June which enclosed $721.41.
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New London
29 Augt
Samuel Hargdon Esquire
[undecipherable: Superintendent] of Military [undecipherable]
Philadelphia
[Mr Thomas Robb
Augt 29th 1796
Recd 8th September]
[22]
[Received from [undecipherable] No. 1. [undecipherable] 316.]
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New London August 29th 1796
A circumstance has lately happened in this Neighbourhood which has given me some Uneasiness a Letter was found the other day in the Woods near to the Post Road leading from Lynchburg to this place which had evidently been in the Post-ridersMail, nothing has transpired since to account for it, I have had been something irregular in the business, In order to know whether the Publick has sustained any injury in this Affair I have to request you will please inform me whether you have forwarded to me any Money since the Eleven hundred and twenty one dollars 44 Cents which I received in your favour of the 25th of June and at what time. I have the Honor to be
Sir your most Obt Servt
Wm Robb
Samuel Hargdon Esquire
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
A letter was found near the trailhead of the road leading from Lynchburg to New London which had coincidentally been in the New London mail. In order to know whether the public has sustained any injury, Hodgdon is asked whether he has sent any money since his letter of the 28th of June which enclosed $721.41.
Date
08/29/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
New London
Document number
1796082980001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
Thomas Holt
Notable locations
Philadelphia
New London

