Autograph Letter Signed

Family in Distress

Since his family is likely to be distressed, Clarke has nobody else to turn to but Hodgdon. Clarke lives in the little hut near the slaughterhouse and had even made improvements to it. His wife has informed him that Mr. Hunt wants to turn her out so he asks Hodgdon to intercede on her behalf until he returns.

1791

10

29

Camp Glades

Fort Washington

Samuel Hodgdon

Richard Clarke

family

Hunt

wife

Fort Washington

Camp Glades

Hamilton County

Sinasinatte

Cincinnati

hut

slaughterhouse

hut

boards

women and the war department

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Letter
from RS Clarke--dated Oct 29
1791

To
Mr. Samuel Hodgedon
Quarter Master Jene
rall at Fort Washin-
gton, Sinasinatte, in
Hamilton County

Camp Glades October the 29^th 1791

Sir

I humbly beg your pardon for troubling you, but my family Likely to be distressed, I have no other to Apply to but your Honour, I had Liberty to Live in the Little Hutt Next the river Near the slaughter House, I [fresh?] livered the hut I [chunked?] it and Bought Bords for it and {undecipherable}and made the Dore to it my Wife informs me that M. Hunt wants to turn her out, should Humbly Beg that your
Hounor, will Be kind Enough to Intersed and Let her stay wile I return if God spares my Life, which I know it Lays at your option,

Sir I am your Humble Servant Richd [undecipherable]. Clarke [undecipherable]

the Atow is a fort hand I had thee general and [undecipherable] ordering to put him in and I trust you will in [undecipherable] into it from [undecipherable]