Confined by a Severe Attack of Billious Fever

Item

Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Title

Confined by a Severe Attack of Billious Fever

Description

Due to a severe attack of billious fever, Gibbs has not been able to forward his September returns for the Navy Yard but he hopes to sufficiently recover during the next week to forward them.

year created

1796

month created

10

day created

02

author

sent from location

Boston

recipient

sent to location

Philadelphia

in image

notable person/group

Samuel Hodgdon
Caleb Gibbs
Secretary of War

notable location

Philadelphia
Boston

document number

1796100280001

page start

1

number of pages

2

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (2 pages) ZOU12 (2 pages) Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) B:5
[view document] (2 pages) ZOU12a (2 pages) Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) B:5

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Caleb Gibbs Boston [n/a]
Recipient Samuel Hodgdon Philadelphia [n/a]