Recommendations on the Use of Horses & Riders

Item

Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Title

Recommendations on the Use of Horses & Riders

Description

Slough furnishes detailed recommendations as to how to provide the fastest transportation between Philadelphia, Carlisle, Lancaster and other locations. The same number of horses and riders should be posted at each location so as to provide fresh riders and mounts to proceed to the next place.

year created

1794

month created

10

day created

22

sent from location

Lancaster

recipient

sent to location

Philadelphia

in image

notable person/group

Samuel Hodgdon
Matthias Slough

notable location

Philadelphia
Lancaster

document number

1794102280401

page start

1

number of pages

3

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (3 pages) ZNL04 (3 pages) Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) B:3
[view document] (3 pages) ZNL04a (3 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]