Travel and Employment Prospects
Item
Type
Letter Signed
Title
Travel and Employment Prospects
Description
Perkins travel plans to recruit carpenters and brick layers for construction of buildings at the armory at Harper's Ferry; mentions yellow fever in Philadelphia.
short description
Ltr, dis armory at Harper's Ferry
year created
1798
month created
08
day created
16
author
sent from location
Harper's Ferry
recipient
sent to location
Philadelphia
in collection
notable person/group
Samuel Hodgdon
Joseph Perkins
Mr Brindley
Mr Lear
carpenters
brick layer
son
notable location
Philadelphia
Harper's Ferry
Sheperds Town
armory
two rivers
post office
shop
notable idea/issue
possession
ownership
construction
building
travel
employment
document number
1798081680000
page start
1
number of pages
2
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | YVE14 (2 pages) | Collection: Miscellaneous Letters Received by the Fourth Auditor, Jan 12, 1795-Dec 31, 1897. (RG217) (M1187) | chronological |
| [view document] (2 pages) | YVE14a (2 pages) | Collection: Miscellaneous Letters Received by the Fourth Auditor, Jan 12, 1795-Dec 31, 1897. (RG217) (M1187) | chronological |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Joseph Perkin | Harper's Ferry | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Samuel Hodgdon | Philadelphia | [n/a] |