Letter from Detroit
Document 1796Largely illegible letter mentions estimate and information.
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the enclosed are the Copy of a [undecipherable] addressed [undecipherable] many
the day after [undecipherable] taken by another route. [undecipherable] officially notifying [undecipherable]
to give you early information [undecipherable] the bills might [undecipherable] present [undecipherable] to you
[undecipherable] informed that I have embraced this [undecipherable] but [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] opportunity of [undecipherable] this [undecipherable] state. The public [undecipherable] to [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] and the [undecipherable] discharge of the Bills [undecipherable] by [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] and the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
that I think [I cannot?] be too particular in giving information [undecipherable]
The Honble.
James McHenry } [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
Secretary of War } [undecipherable]
Type
Letterbook
Description
Largely illegible letter mentions estimate and information.
Date
09/09/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Detroit
Collection
Document number
1796090940401
Page start
1
Note
Cited in McHenry to Wilkins, 10/07/1796.
Largely illegible.
2 COLLECTIONS: one with photocopy images, one without images.
Notable persons
James McHenry
John Wilkins
Colonel O'Hara
Notable locations
Detroit
Notable items
estimate
discharge

