Accommodations Not as Desired
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Accommodations Not as Desired
Description
He thanks McHenry for his letter, and tells him the lodgings he found for him will not do. He needs something with a little downstairs parlor and a bedroom in the neighborhood. He also thanks him for something he sent. He also mentions the election again, and closes with an aphorism about swimming.
year created
1796
month created
11
day created
15
author
recipient
sent to location
Philadelphia
in collection
in image
note
Document is difficult to read.
notable person/group
James McHenry
William Murray
Whitely
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
Colonel P
notable location
Philadelphia
Easton
lodgings
Caroline County
notable item/thing
election
accommodations
notable phrase
"no man ever saved himself from swimming if instead of drowning he stopt short and trusted to the tide"
document number
1796111540001
page start
1
number of pages
3
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (3 pages) | KAA17 (3 pages) | Collection: James McHenry Papers | B:1776-1797, MH 69. |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | William Vans Murray | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | James McHenry | Philadelphia | [n/a] |