Devastating Fire at the War Office!
Document 1800This letter discusses the loss of records that occurred as a result of the fire that consumed the War Department. The accountant saved the principal part of his which were below stairs. Dexter asks Hodgdon to provide copies from his records to assist present business.
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Type
Letterbook
Description
This letter discusses the loss of records that occurred as a result of the fire that consumed the War Department. The accountant saved the principal part of his which were below stairs. Dexter asks Hodgdon to provide copies from his records to assist present business.
Date
11/10/1800
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Department
Document number
1800111000101
Page start
1
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
Samuel Dexter
Mr. Whelen
the Accountant
Notable locations
Philadelphia
War Department
Notable items
fire
adjoining house
library
back part of the chimney in the next house
seal of the department
copper plates for military commissions
copies of your communications relative to the estimates for next year