Order to cease cutting wood
Item
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Title
Order to cease cutting wood
Description
Order to cease cutting wood on land belonging to the public and under rent to an officer.
year created
1784
month created
04
day created
17
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in collection
in image
notable person/group
William Each
Samuel Hodgdon
Colonel Porter
notable location
Philadelphia
notable item/thing
wood
land belonging to the public
rent
account
conduct
authority
tree
express permission
penalty of an immediate prosecution
document number
1784041728001
page start
1
transcription
Philada.. April 17. 1784
Sir
I am informed you are cutting the wood off the land belonging to the public, and now under Rent to Colonel Porter_ I am to inform you that I expect a very particular account of your conduct, and by what or whose authority you presume to fell a Single Tree_ On no condition will you cut a Tree down after you receive this, without my express permission, on penalty of an immediate prosecution_
S. H.
William Each
Sir
I am informed you are cutting the wood off the land belonging to the public, and now under Rent to Colonel Porter_ I am to inform you that I expect a very particular account of your conduct, and by what or whose authority you presume to fell a Single Tree_ On no condition will you cut a Tree down after you receive this, without my express permission, on penalty of an immediate prosecution_
S. H.
William Each
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (1 pages) | DFD05 (1 pages) | Collection: Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853) | V: 92, P: 344 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Samuel Hodgdon | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | William Each | [unknown] | [n/a] |