Attending to Mrs. Skinner's Illness, Etc.
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Attending to Mrs. Skinner's Illness, Etc.
Description
Skinner received a letter informing him that his wife was very sick so he had to leave his business with a friend so he could rush to her side.
year created
1795
month created
07
day created
28
author
sent from location
West Liberty
recipient
sent to location
Philadelphia
in collection
note
Largely illegible.
notable person/group
Samuel Hodgdon
William Skinner
Mr. Knox
notable location
Philadelphia
West Liberty
Pittsburgh
notable item/thing
tea
document number
1795072880001
page start
1
number of pages
2
transcription
[Editors Note: Letter has been trifolded. The middle section reads:]
William Skinner
20th July 1795
[Undecipherable] 7th Aug
[Editors Note: 181 in a circle. Below it is a smaller, more modern typeset of:]
Received
from
State Dep't
Nov. 24 1894
RPO 401810
[Editors Note: Right section of the trifold reads:]
I am Sir with return your
Humble sev't___
Wm Skinner
[Editors Note: Left setion of the trifold reads:]
Port [Undecipherable]20
Samuel Hodgdon Esqr
No 71 North Watter Street
Philadelphia
[Editors note: side of page is ripped, as though a strip was torn off. Some words are cut in the middle.]
West Liberty 28th July 1795
Sir,
I expect before this comes to hand youl think stranger of my conduct in leaving the city without seeing you again.
on the Next Day After I had the [Undecipherable] of seeing you. I cauld at your haun with Mr.. Esting respecting the Tea but you wan [Undecipherable] on the same Evening I harda Letter from Wst Liberty Informing me that Mrs.. Skinner was very sick - on the rupt of that letter I left my [Undecipherable] with a friend & Left the city by Daylight Next Morning I cauld on Mr.. Esting Again [Undecipherable] the Evning After I [Undecipherable] to start the journey to cawl on you Befor [Undecipherable] Left the City but he said provided that he should not see you>> that I should Nut him in Pissburgh on the 15th of August & he wauto take Mr.. Knoxes Recpt & give his to pay you from the Tea on his Return to Phil in the spring provided that he got the Tea you may L send that I will [Undecipherable] to the [Undecipherable] on Mr. Estings [Undecipherable] at Pittsburgh.>>
on the Evinign befor I started I wrote a few Lines to Live it Mr. McThomas for you & Expected that I had Left them until this Morning in [Undecipherable] my close [Undecipherable] the Lines n my [Undecipherable] park it.___
William Skinner
20th July 1795
[Undecipherable] 7th Aug
[Editors Note: 181 in a circle. Below it is a smaller, more modern typeset of:]
Received
from
State Dep't
Nov. 24 1894
RPO 401810
[Editors Note: Right section of the trifold reads:]
I am Sir with return your
Humble sev't___
Wm Skinner
[Editors Note: Left setion of the trifold reads:]
Port [Undecipherable]20
Samuel Hodgdon Esqr
No 71 North Watter Street
Philadelphia
[Editors note: side of page is ripped, as though a strip was torn off. Some words are cut in the middle.]
West Liberty 28th July 1795
Sir,
I expect before this comes to hand youl think stranger of my conduct in leaving the city without seeing you again.
on the Next Day After I had the [Undecipherable] of seeing you. I cauld at your haun with Mr.. Esting respecting the Tea but you wan [Undecipherable] on the same Evening I harda Letter from Wst Liberty Informing me that Mrs.. Skinner was very sick - on the rupt of that letter I left my [Undecipherable] with a friend & Left the city by Daylight Next Morning I cauld on Mr.. Esting Again [Undecipherable] the Evning After I [Undecipherable] to start the journey to cawl on you Befor [Undecipherable] Left the City but he said provided that he should not see you>> that I should Nut him in Pissburgh on the 15th of August & he wauto take Mr.. Knoxes Recpt & give his to pay you from the Tea on his Return to Phil in the spring provided that he got the Tea you may L send that I will [Undecipherable] to the [Undecipherable] on Mr. Estings [Undecipherable] at Pittsburgh.>>
on the Evinign befor I started I wrote a few Lines to Live it Mr. McThomas for you & Expected that I had Left them until this Morning in [Undecipherable] my close [Undecipherable] the Lines n my [Undecipherable] park it.___
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | ZNY12 (2 pages) | Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) | B:4 |
| [view document] (2 pages) | ZNY12a (2 pages) | Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) | B:4 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | William Skinner | West Liberty | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Samuel Hodgdon | Philadelphia | [n/a] |