With the President Declining, Who is to Succeed Him?
Document 1796Apologizes for not having written but he has been busy with work. Asks for news regarding the succession of the President and hopes that it will not bring strife. Describes a storm on Lake Huron. Encloses a letter for his sister.
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Apologizes for not having written but he has been busy with work. Asks for news regarding the succession of the President and hopes that it will not bring strife. Describes a storm on Lake Huron. Encloses a letter for his sister.
Date
09/27/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Detroit
Repository
Document number
1796092780001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
Winthrop Sargent
President George Washington
sister
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Detroit
inland seas
Lake Huron
Congress
Notable items
governorship
secretary position
news
succession