Explanation of Wilkins' Land Deals & Request for Hodgdon to See That They Are Paid Off

Item

Type

Letterbook

Title

Explanation of Wilkins' Land Deals & Request for Hodgdon to See That They Are Paid Off

Description

Informs Hodgdon of other circumstances surrounding Wilkins' land deals, which he details (including certificates supposedly taken out by others in Wilkins' name). Asks Hodgdon to see that the certificates are paid off to the Treasury, and to transfer Wilkins' debt within the War Department. Also notifies him of recent bills drawn and encloses a return of the doctor's stores at Pittsburgh.

year created

1797

month created

11

day created

06

sent from location

Pittsburgh

recipient

sent to location

Philadelphia

in image

note

3 COLLECTIONS: one with photocopy images, two without images.

notable person/group

Samuel Hodgdon
John Wilkins Jr.

notable location

Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Treasury
War Department

notable item/thing

bills
doctor's stores

notable idea/issue

land deals

document number

1797110680001

page start

1

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (2 pages) DBD22 (2 pages) Collection: John Wilkins Letterbook P: 297-298
[view document] (0 pages) [no image] Collection: Typed Versions [unknown]
[view document] (0 pages) [no image] Collection: John Wilkins Letterbook P: 203

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author John Wilkins, Jr. Pittsburgh [n/a]
Recipient Samuel Hodgdon Philadelphia [n/a]