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Document 1799Mentioned process of election for city and county, along with the positions held. Mentioned the "demons" and corrected himself by calling the party "demos" for democrats. Hodgdon called the democrats a "lying race".
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Mentioned process of election for city and county, along with the positions held. Mentioned the "demons" and corrected himself by calling the party "demos" for democrats. Hodgdon called the democrats a "lying race".
Date
10/11/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Collection
Document number
1799101136001
Page start
1
Note
Cited in Craig to Hodgdon, 10/18/1799.
Notable persons
Isaac Craig
Samuel Hodgdon
senator
assembly man
elected official
common council man
governor
democrats
federalist
Notable locations
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Notable items
shell
coffee
sugar