Supplies Without Which I Will Absolutely Suffer

Item

Type

Contemporary Copy of Letter

Title

Supplies Without Which I Will Absolutely Suffer

Description

Sargent asks for numerous supplies, including large quantities of wine, coffee, and brandy, which he must have before winter and without which he will absolutely suffer. He has asked for permission to visit the Atlantic states the following summer if the Mississippi territory is at peace and he has organized its government well.

year created

1798

month created

08

day created

20

sent from location

Mississippi Territory

recipient

sent to location

Philadelphia

in image

note

Enclosed in Sargent to Hodgdon, 08/20/1798.
This document is a copy of Sargent to Hodgdon, 08/20/1798, that was copied in Hodgdon's hand.

notable person/group

Samuel Hodgdon
Winthrop Sargent

notable location

Philadelphia
Mississippi Territory

document number

1798082080301

page start

5

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Document instances

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[view document] (7 pages) ZPW04 (7 pages) Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) B:6
[view document] (3 pages) ZPW04a (3 pages) Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) B:6

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Winthrop Sargent Mississippi Territory [n/a]
Recipient Samuel Hodgdon Philadelphia [n/a]