A Bill for $1000 Drawn on Hodgdon, Etc.

Item

Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Title

A Bill for $1000 Drawn on Hodgdon, Etc.

Description

Dayton sent to the cashier of the Bank of the United States a bill for $1000 drawn on Hodgdon as agent of the Quartermaster Department. Since he wants to draw on the bill, Dayton asks Hodgdon to have it paid at the bank immediately. He hopes for the abatement of the fever so that Hodgdon, the general govermment, and the citizenry can return to Philadelphia in safety.

year created

1797

month created

10

day created

31

sent from location

Elizabeth Town

recipient

sent to location

Philadelphia

in image

note

Partially illegible.

notable person/group

Samuel Hodgdon
Jonathan Dayton

notable location

Philadelphia
Elizabeth Town

document number

1797103180001

page start

1

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Document instances

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[view document] (3 pages) ZPI14 (3 pages) Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) B:5
[view document] (2 pages) ZPI14a (2 pages) Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) B:5

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Jonathan Dayton Elizabeth Town [n/a]
Recipient Samuel Hodgdon Philadelphia [n/a]