Drawing Money for Bills and Yellow Fever in Philadelphia
Document 1799Swan has not disposed of the $4,000 and cannot provide Hodgdon with a draft. In the final paragraph, Swan is referring to yellow fever, raging in Philadelphia. When as the rest of the department relocated to Trenton, Hodgdon took pride in the fact that he stayed behind, which Swan considered dangerous.
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Letterbook
Description
Swan has not disposed of the $4,000 and cannot provide Hodgdon with a draft.
In the final paragraph, Swan is referring to yellow fever, raging in Philadelphia. When as the rest of the department relocated to Trenton, Hodgdon took pride in the fact that he stayed behind, which Swan considered dangerous.
Date
09/07/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Trenton
Collection
Document number
1799090780001
Page start
1
Note
Partially illegible
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
Caleb Swan
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Trenton
Norfolk
Notable items
draft
money
bills
death