$500 Drawn in Favor of Thomas Johns
Document 1798Enclosed is a draft for $500 in favor of Thomas Johns which Hodgdon is asked to accept and return by post.
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[undecipherable]
Samuel Hodgdon Esq [undecipherable] 10 October [year cut off]
Sir
Inclosed is a Copy D[ra]ft of 14 August
favour Th[oma]s Holmes at 10 Days sight for
500$ which please accept & return to [undecipherable]
by Post & Oblige Sir
yours W[h]ole H[t]s
M & Newbold
NB we congratulate you on one of the
City [undecipherable: probable reading "Slate"] — [undecipherable] one of [the?]
in the Country — Mr. M is not
yet confined but expects hourly —
W.M. —
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Enclosed is a draft for $500 in favor of Thomas Johns which Hodgdon is asked to accept and return by post.
Date
10/10/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Cooper's Ferry
Document number
1798101080001
Page start
1
Note
Partially illegible.
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
Montgomery & Newbold
Notable locations
Cooper's Ferry