Fever Getting Bad in Baltimore, Etc.

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George Town September 8^th 1800 Dear Sir Your letter dated the 28^. Ulto. with the Post note, and letter for your Son have come safe to hand for the first accept of...my acknowledgements; and The letter I forwarded to Alexandria, and your Son who called at the office yesterday informed me he had rec^d. it. Nothing new is Stirring here— The fever by report is getting bad in Baltimore—. I pray God Philadelphia may not be visited— Iam D^r Sir [undecipherable] P. Hagner [stamp: Received / State / Nov / B.P. [undecipherable] 1800] [address panel]: Samuel Hodgdon Esqr. [undecipherable] his Philadelphia [docket, upper right]: [undecipherable] Sept 8, 1800 [undecipherable] [filing notation, upper left]: fo 373 [undecipherable]

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Autograph Letter Signed

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The post notes and letter for Hodgdon's son have come to hand and forwarded to Alexandria. Reports are that the fever is getting bad in Baltimore. Hagner hopes that Philadelphia is spared.