Settlement of Accounts and Health of City
Document 1799Discussed allowance for settlement. Fever has disappeared and city is healthy again. Expressed happiness.
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Discussed allowance for settlement. Fever has disappeared and city is healthy again. Expressed happiness.
Date
08/02/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Collection
Document number
1799080236001
Page start
1
Note
Cited in Craig to Hodgdon, 08/09/1799.
Notable persons
Isaac Craig
Samuel Hodgdon
Notable locations
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
city
beloved country
Notable items
invoice

