Settling the Freight for Forty Instead of Fifty Dollars
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Settling the Freight for Forty Instead of Fifty Dollars
Description
The freight of the cannon and their carriages has been settled with Captain Le Homedieu for forty instead of fity dollars and they have gone forward.
year created
1798
month created
07
day created
03
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in image
notable person/group
Melancton Smith
Samuel Hodgdon
Capt. L'Homedieu [?]
Mr. Faesch
notable location
Philadelphia
Charleston
Wilmington
Elizabeth Town
Mount Hope furnace
notable item/thing
freight
cannon
carriages
full payment
scruples
conveyence
danger
public stores
security to the vessels
kentledge
document number
1798070328055
page start
139
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:139 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Samuel Hodgdon | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Melancton Smith | [unknown] | [n/a] |