War with the Great Republic, Etc.
Item
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Title
War with the Great Republic, Etc.
Description
Hodgdon discusses sundry items including the infamous "Aurora" [newspaper] and war with the Great Republic [France].
year created
1798
month created
06
day created
22
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in image
note
Cited in Craig to Hodgdon, 06/29/1798.
cited note
Cited document sent from the War Office
notable person/group
Isaac Craig
Samuel Hodgdon
Commander in Chief [John Adams]
Randall Wilson
notable location
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
notable item/thing
requisition
drafts
receipts
shipwright's orders
wagon
quarter casks of sherry wine
Colonel [Winthrop] Sargent
infamous "Aurora"
war with the Great Republic
notable phrase
The creative bids fair to make his exit from chagrin.
War I think we must have with the Great Republic and we are preparing to meet it.
War I think we must have with the Great Republic and we are preparing to meet it.
document number
1798062228255
page start
132
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: 132 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Samuel Hodgdon | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Isaac Craig | [unknown] | [n/a] |