The Fever is So Mortal in Your City, Etc.
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
The Fever is So Mortal in Your City, Etc.
Description
Caldwell has a certificate from Abraham Kirkpatrick, late Commissary General in Wayne's army, for a sum due him for services rendered as Assistant Commissary. Apparently the fever is so mortal in Philadelphia that most of the inhabitants have moved out to the country. Caldwell wants to know the best means for acquiring his money.
year created
1798
month created
09
day created
22
author
sent from location
Havre De Grace
recipient
sent to location
Philadelphia
in collection
note
Partially illegible.
Cited in Hodgdon to Caldwell, 09/26/1798.
Cited in Hodgdon to Caldwell, 09/26/1798.
cited note
Cited document addressed to the War Office
notable person/group
Samuel Hodgdon
James Caldwell
commissary general
Abraham Kirkpatrick
General Anthony Wayne
Army
commissary department
notable location
Philadelphia
Maryland
Havre De Grace
office
notable item/thing
money
certificate
fever
epidemic
Yellow Fever
document number
1798092280001
page start
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | ZPX21 (2 pages) | Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) | B:6 |
| [view document] (2 pages) | ZPX21a (2 pages) | Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) | B:6 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James Caldwell | Havre De Grace | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Samuel Hodgdon | Philadelphia | [n/a] |