Rachel Hunter to Harpers Ferry

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[Samuel Hodgdon Esq^r [underline: Philadelphia] [John [undecipherable] — 23^d feb^y 1799 [undecipherable] March — Wants [undecipherable] Hunter [undecipherable] for to the end to him —] Harpers ferry Feb^y 23^d 1799— Sir— Be pleased to direct my wife, Rachela Hunter, as soon as she shall have receiv'd a portion of my pay, thirteen Dollars, for the month of february, to proceed immediately to this place— I believe that Sum will be sufficient to defray her Expences, You will be pleased to instruct here as to the most oeconomicall and Expeditious mode of traveling— If she should delay long after receiving the money, she will invariably be disabled to proceed further to our mutual · inconvenience— I am Sir, your most Obed^t Serv^t David Hunter Samuel Hodgden Esq^r &c. [M^r Hunter is a worthy Man & good mechanic, and consequently claims your notice — J. Macky]

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Hunter's wife Rachel is to receive a portion his pay for the month of February and proceed immediately to Harpers Ferry. That sum should be enough to defray her expenses and Hodgdon is asked to instruct her as to the most economical and expeditious mode of travel.