Transporting Oil to Mississippi
Document 1798Hodgdon's examination of the cask containing the oil intended for Mississippi leads him to believe that it will not hold up during the journey as it is already leaking. It would be better to transport the oil in several smaller casks.
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Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Hodgdon's examination of the cask containing the oil intended for Mississippi leads him to believe that it will not hold up during the journey as it is already leaking. It would be better to transport the oil in several smaller casks.
Date
11/07/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Repository
Document number
1798110728255
Page start
278
Notable persons
Tench Francis
Samuel Hodgdon
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Mississippi
Pittsburgh
Notable items
cask
oil
transportation
safety
loads for Pittsburgh