Horses Needed to Transport Public Goods
Document 1798The load of public goods are at Witmers in the wagon that brought them up. Since the wagoner Isaac Philips was unable to pay the balance for the team he bought from a neighbor, the man retrieved his horses and took them home. Having no horses, Philips was unable to go on so the goods are now safely stored at Witmers until horses can be obtained to continue the journey to Tennessee.
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The load of public goods are at Witmers in the wagon that brought them up. Since the wagoner Isaac Philips was unable to pay the balance for the team he bought from a neighbor, the man retrieved his horses and took them home. Having no horses, Philips was unable to go on so the goods are now safely stored at Witmers until horses can be obtained to continue the journey to Tennessee.
Date
04/01/1798
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Recipient
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Lancaster
Document number
1798040180201
Page start
1
Note
Partially illegible.
Cited in Hodgdon to Anderson, 04/04/1798.
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
Alexander Anderson
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Lancaster
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