Drafts Without Stamps, Etc.

Item

Type

Author's Letterbook Copy

Title

Drafts Without Stamps, Etc.

Description

Among other matters, Hodgdon discusses the policy regarding sending drafts with or without stamps. The Quartermaster General may receive them without stamps but the banks will not, so it is best to draw on stamped paper.

year created

1798

month created

08

day created

03

sent from location

Philadelphia

recipient

in image

notable person/group

Isaac Craig
Samuel Hodgdon
Quartermaster General
Commander in Chief [John Adams]
William Stanley, the express

notable location

Philadelphia

notable item/thing

general return
stamps on his drafts
stamped paper
supply of books and small stores
road
credit
receipt taken for the horse received
water
extreme heat of the weather
want of care
saddle and bridle

document number

1798080328055

page start

168

number of pages

1

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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: 167

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Samuel Hodgdon Philadelphia [n/a]
Recipient Isaac Craig [unknown] [n/a]