A Broken Down Carriage & Other Miseries
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
A Broken Down Carriage & Other Miseries
Description
Jones bemoans the need to leave the hired horses in Lancaster because of their unsuitablity for the journey which he must undertake. The horses detained him for six hours on the road from Philadelphia when they refused to pull the broken down carriage.Mr. Slough is providing a new apparatus for the journey but the Secretary of State should be notified of his new arrangements and the necessary delay.
year created
1794
month created
11
author
sent from location
Lancaster
recipient
in collection
note
Partially illegible.
created note
The date is illegible.
notable person/group
Samuel Hodgdon
James Jones
notable location
Lancaster
document number
1794112080001
page start
1
number of pages
2
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | ZNN15 (2 pages) | Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) | B: 3 |
| [view document] (3 pages) | ZNN15a (3 pages) | Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) | B: 3 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James Jones | Lancaster | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Samuel Hodgdon | [unknown] | [n/a] |