Price of Copper Hoops
Item
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Title
Price of Copper Hoops
Description
Hodgdon ruminates on the price of copper hoops, the employment of Capt. Fleming elsewhere, and the inevitability of war.
year created
1798
month created
06
day created
07
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in image
notable person/group
Ebenezer Smith
Samuel Hodgdon
purveyor
Secretry of War
Major [George] Fleming
notable location
Philadelphia
New York
Governors Island
West Point
notable item/thing
copper hoops
barrels
powder
war
notable phrase
War seems inevitable and the spirit of the people is rising to meet it.
document number
1798060728155
page start
113
number of pages
1
Item sets
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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: 113 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Samuel Hodgdon | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Ebenezer Smith | [unknown] | [n/a] |