Autograph Letter Signed

Yellow Fever: Jaws of Death

It gives Butler much satisfaction to know that Hodgdon and his family have escaped the malignancy that had prevailed in Philadelphia for so long. He hopes that Hodgdon and himself, who has often escaped the jaws of death, and everyone else who has been so highly favored, will with grateful hearts adore and acknowledge the hand from whence it came. Asks for copies of rules and articles of war and Baron Von Stueben's military instructions.

1793

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Carlisle

Philadelphia

Samuel Hodgdon

Major Thomas Butler

Baron Von Steuben

family

officers

recruiting service

Philadelphia

Barracks at Carlisle

Pennsylvania

rules and articles of war

copies

Yellow Fever epidemic

malignancy

jaws of death

invoice

clothing

delivery

wagons

waggons

receipt

military instructions

Yellow Fever epidemic

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Saml Hodgdon
Philada
[Written at Right end, for surface visibility when folded in thirds]

Letter from Major
Butler ---- [N Haven?]
1793

[ ] & Articles

of War ----- Baron
Steubens Instru
ctions wanted
a few copies

[Stamped]
Received
from
State Dep't.
Nov. 24, 1894.
R. P.O. 401810.

203 (circled by hand)
Barracks at Carlisle Nov. 26th 1793
Sir
I have received your letter of the 22nd Inst.
and we opened it gave me much satisfac
=tion to find that you and your family
had [ ] the malignancy of the [disease?]
that prevailed in your city so long --
and I readily join with you in ackn
=owledging the necessity of [imploreing?]
the Giver of all good to continue
to inestimable a bliging, and I hope
you, myself, (who has so often been [corected]
from the Jaws of Death) with all who has
been so highly favored, will with grateful
hearts, adore, and acknowledge the and
from whence it came ----------

yesterday the Cloathing

Came to hand as mentioned in the
Invoice Dated Philada Novrr. 19th. in good
orders, for the Delivery I gave the waggoner
a Receipt. ----
I will thank you to forward
by the first opportunity a few Coppies
of the Rules & articles of war, as I have
been under the necessity of [sorting] with
my own to some officers on the [Curcuting?]
Service -- also a few Coppies of the Baron
Steibans military instructions. as they are
absolutely necessary to instruct the young
officers. and particularly the [row] coming.
I am with Sincere Respect your
friend and Humbl. Servt.
Thos. [Butler]
Saml. Hodgdon Esqr.

Philada

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