Deed for Beacon Island to John Gray Blount, Drawn by US Attorney W. Benjamin Woods, Delivered to Captain James Taylor
Document 1799Letter, discusses deed to the United States for Beacon Island and encloses a bill of exchange for the purchase money. Warns of impending yellow fever.
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Type
Contemporary Copy of Letter made from Author's Files
Description
Letter, discusses deed to the United States for Beacon Island and encloses a bill of exchange for the purchase money. Warns of impending yellow fever.
Date
09/10/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Newburn
Collection
Document number
1799091040201
Page start
1
Notable persons
James McHenry
Richard Spaight
John Gray Blount
Benjamin Woods, Attorney of the United States
Capt. James Taylor
Charles Biddle.
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Newburn
Beacon Island
Carteret.
Notable items
deed to the United States
purchase money
deed
stamps
yellow fever
warrant
.