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Colonel Samuel Hodgdon Philadelphia To the obliging care of The Honorable Mr. Thatcher

[undecipherable] 28 May Recd. 1st June 199 1/2

[stamp:] Received from State Dep’t. Nov. 24. 1894 R.P.O. 401310. Boston Franklin Place May 28th 1798 My Dear Sir I wrote you lately - replying copiously to your obliging favour of the 7th instant - and I trust my letter came to him in due time - you will have the goodness to forward the inclosed as speedily as possible. I am Sir Respectfully and gratefully yours &c, &c J. Sargent Murray

Colonel Samuel Hodgon Philadelphia

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In Franklin Place Jan 28^th 17[undecipherable] My Dear Sir I wrote you lately—replying copiously to your [undecipherable] favour of the 7^th instant, and I trust my letter came to hand [undecipherable] — you will have the goodness to forward the inclosed as speedy as [undecipherable] I am, Sir, Respectfully and gratefully yours &c &c. J. Sargent Murray Colonel Samuel Hodgdon Philadelphia [address panel: To the Mayor's care of / The Honorable [undecipherable]]

Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Description

Mrs. Murray wrote copiously in response to Hodgdon's letter and asks him to forward the enclosed as speedily as possible.

Date

05/28/1798

Author

Judith Sargent Murray

Recipient

Samuel Hodgdon

Sent from

Franklin Place, Boston

Repository

National Archives and Records Administration

Collection

Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)

Document number

1798052880001

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Note

Partially illegible.

Notable persons

Samuel Hodgdon

J. Sargent Murray

Judith Sargent Murray

Notable locations

Philadelphia

Franklin Place, Boston