Missing Trunk with DeButt's Clothing
Item
Type
Document, type undetermined
Title
Missing Trunk with DeButt's Clothing
Description
Hodgdon is asked if knows anything about Captain DeButt's trunk, containing his clothing, which was entrusted to Captain Wade in Detroit and which Wade said would be included with the Commander in Chief's baggage. (A note says that the trunk with a saddle and bridle was forwarded by the wagoner James Whiskey on the 17th of June 1796 to Major Craig.)
year created
1796
month created
10
day created
29
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
sent to location
No. 71 North Water Street
in collection
note
This is a an unsigned letter, apparently from Wade, with a note regarding the whereabouts of DeButt's trunk.
notable person/group
Samuel Hodgdon
[John] Wade
John Rye, his waiter
notable location
No. 71 North Water Street
Philadelphia
notable item/thing
memorandum
document number
1796102980001
page start
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | ZOV21 (2 pages) | Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) | B: 5 |
| [view document] (2 pages) | ZOV21a (2 pages) | Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) | B: 5 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | John Wade | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Samuel Hodgdon | No. 71 North Water Street | [n/a] |