Mail Delivery and Credentials
Document 1799Long travel times of letters to and from Trenton caused Hodgdon to request that Craig's letters not be enclosed per usual practice to expedite their delivery to the War Office. The city is "in ruins" due to unknown causes that hurt the city's credentials.
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Long travel times of letters to and from Trenton caused Hodgdon to request that Craig's letters not be enclosed per usual practice to expedite their delivery to the War Office. The city is "in ruins" due to unknown causes that hurt the city's credentials.
Date
08/30/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Collection
Document number
1799083036001
Page start
1
Note
Cited in Craig to Hodgdon, 09/06/1799.
Notable persons
Isaac Craig
Samuel Hodgdon
Notable locations
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Trenton
War Office
city
Post Office
Notable items
boat
enclosure
letter
post