Whole Families are Laid Prostate
Item
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Title
Whole Families are Laid Prostate
Description
Among sundry supply matters, Hodgdon discusses the disease that is ravaging Philadelphia. Among the latest victims is his clerk, Banger.
year created
1798
month created
09
day created
28
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in image
note
Cited in Craig to Hodgdon, 10/05/1798.
cited note
Cited document sent from the War Office
notable person/group
Isaac Craig
Samuel Hodgdon
General [John] Wilkinson
Secretary of War [McHenry]
Purveyor
General [John] Nevil
General [John] Miller
notable location
Philadelphia
notable item/thing
requisition for supplies
articles not in the public stores
indents
future supplies of cash
draft
protecting Providence
poor Banger
weather
disease
cold
heat
rain
sunshine
ravages
notable phrase
It is evident beyond dispute that the supreme being means [the fever] as a chastisement to our guilty cities.
document number
1798092828055
page start
231
number of pages
1
Item sets
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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: 231 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Samuel Hodgdon | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Isaac Craig | [unknown] | [n/a] |