Pickering articulates the President's need for security to Hodgdon

Item

Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Title

Pickering articulates the President's need for security to Hodgdon

Description

Pickering informs Hodgdon that an attempted break-in was made at the home of President John Adams. The president has inquired to Pickering regarding security.

year created

1797

month created

09

day created

26

sent from location

Trenton

recipient

in collection

in image

notable person/group

Samuel Hodgdon
Timothy Pickering
John Adams
burglers

notable location

Trenton

notable item/thing

iron bar
dogs

document number

1797092680001

page start

1

number of pages

2

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (2 pages) KAH04 (2 pages) Collection: Huntington Mss Autog.Sec War, HM4579.

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Timothy Pickering Trenton [n/a]
Recipient Samuel Hodgdon [unknown] [n/a]