Temporary Delay in Forwarding the Musical Instruments

Item

Type

Author's Letterbook Copy

Title

Temporary Delay in Forwarding the Musical Instruments

Description

Hodgdon discusses the reasons for the delay in forwarding the musical instruments and warns of the possibility of war [with France].

year created

1798

month created

04

day created

20

sent from location

Philadelphia

recipient

in image

note

Partially illegible.

notable person/group

James Wilkinson
Samuel Hodgdon
poor Anthony
Congress

notable location

Philadelphia

notable item/thing

musical instruments
human constitution
rheumatism
cymbals
war seems inevitable
skeleton of an Army
addresses to the people

document number

1798042028455

page start

69

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: 69

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Samuel Hodgdon Philadelphia [n/a]
Recipient James Wilkinson [unknown] [n/a]