Desirous of Closing as Many Accounts as Can Be Taken Up

Item

Type

Author's Letterbook Copy

Title

Desirous of Closing as Many Accounts as Can Be Taken Up

Description

Letter, discusses closing as many accounts as can be taken up; mentions cannon.

year created

1798

month created

03

day created

02

sent from location

Philadelphia

recipient

in image

note

Cited in Craig to Hodgdon, 03/09/1798.

cited note

Cited document sent from the War Office

notable person/group

Major Isaac Craig
Samuel Hodgdon
Stockbridge
McClintock
Mr. Day
Comptroller

notable location

Philadelphia

notable item/thing

accounts
short 24 pounders
lots
cash
stores

notable phrase

papers
busily employed in adjusting his accounts
cash and stores are committed to me by the special order of the comptroller
help I employ
attend to more business than I have in hand
desirous to close as many accounts as are in a state to be taken up
give yours the most early attention
your draft is honored
received the short 24 pounders
Stockbridge's debt
your favour
accompanying papers
business respecting the lots
what is necessary to be done shall be perfected without delay

document number

1798030228055

page start

26

number of pages

2

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (560 pages) BJA01 (560 pages) Collection: Samuel Hodgdon Letterbook, Philadelphia, Pa., Arsenal, 1798-99. P:026

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Samuel Hodgdon Philadelphia [n/a]
Recipient Isaac Craig [unknown] [n/a]