Drafts Without Stamps, Etc.
Document 1798Among other matters, Hodgdon discusses the policy regarding sending drafts with or without stamps. The Quartermaster General may receive them without stamps but the banks will not, so it is best to draw on stamped paper.
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Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Among other matters, Hodgdon discusses the policy regarding sending drafts with or without stamps. The Quartermaster General may receive them without stamps but the banks will not, so it is best to draw on stamped paper.
Date
08/03/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Repository
Document number
1798080328055
Page start
168
Notable persons
Isaac Craig
Samuel Hodgdon
Quartermaster General
Commander in Chief [John Adams]
William Stanley, the express
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Notable items
general return
stamps on his drafts
stamped paper
supply of books and small stores
road
credit
receipt taken for the horse received
water
extreme heat of the weather
want of care
saddle and bridle