Better Wages for Express Riders

Item

Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Title

Better Wages for Express Riders

Description

Slough apologizes for the delay in responding to Hodgdon's dispatches. He discusses the pay of express riders, observing that perhaps increased wages would result in a more efficient express service that would eliminate delays.

year created

1794

month created

10

day created

13

sent from location

Lancaster

recipient

sent to location

Philadelphia

in image

notable person/group

Samuel Hodgdon
Matthias Slough

notable location

Philadelphia
Lancaster

notable item/thing

cattle

document number

1794101380001

page start

1

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (2 pages) ZNJ20 (2 pages) Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) B: 3
[view document] (2 pages) ZNJ20a (2 pages) Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) B: 3

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Matthias Slough Lancaster [n/a]
Recipient Samuel Hodgdon Philadelphia [n/a]