Transportation Problems, Unfriendly Indians in the Northwest Territory
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Transportation Problems, Unfriendly Indians in the Northwest Territory
Description
While discussing a number of transportation and supply matters, Bedinger expresses his concern that Major Elias Langham has not returned. He hopes that no accident may have befallen him during his passage through the wilderness. Some of the Indians of the Northwest Territory are not as friendly as they have been in the past.
year created
1798
month created
07
day created
17
author
sent from location
Shepherds Town
recipient
sent to location
Philadelphia
in collection
notable person/group
Samuel Hodgdon
Henry Bedinger
Captain James Glenn
Joseph Riddle
merchant
Captain Blackburn
William Taylor
Major Elias Langham
Indians
notable location
Philadelphia
Shepherds Town
Alexandria
Norfolk
Baltimore
wilderness
North Western Territory
notable item/thing
tents and poles
sloop
packets
expense
stores
route
account
receipt
credit
bill
accident
page start
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | ZPU06 (2 pages) | Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) | B: 6 |
| [view document] (2 pages) | ZPU06a (2 pages) | Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) | B: 6 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Bedinger | Shepherds Town | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Samuel Hodgdon | Philadelphia | [n/a] |