Letter Signed

My Pay for Attending the Indians, Etc.

Currently there are only four skins availble and Mr. Schiefflin will report that there is not another to be found in this country although Brown has had every merchant in the region trying to locate them. He inquires about his pay for attending the Indians and admits that he has had troubles with them.

1798

10

05

Detroit

Partially illegible.

Samuel Hodgdon

[Doctor] Charles Brown

Mr. Schiefflin

merchant

Indians

white men

red men

Captain Bissell

Major Rivardi

Detroit

pay

medical attendance

family

money

bill of exchange

skins

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Doctor Charles Brown
5th Octo 1798
Recd 3rd December
Answired 18th Decemr
Private--
360 [Editor's note: This number is circled and written in different handwriting.]
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Received
from
State Dep't.
Nov.24.1894.
R.P.O. 401310

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1798
Detroit 5th October 1798--
My Dr. Sir,
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Received
from
State Dep't.
Nov.24.1894.
R.P.O. 401310
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One year has elapsed sinc I was favoured with your last...I wrote you in june last by Capn. Bifull inclosing a bill of exchange on the secretory of War for 1000 dollars, and sundry other papers which I hope he delivered. to you [Editor's note: A splotch of ink follows which may be an em dash.]
You will received this my friend W. Schiefflin also some articles that I would have forwarded long ago if I could have had an oppertunity, there are only four fox skines & my friend will inform you that there could not be another procured in this country although I had every merchant in the places employed to assist me [Editor's note: A splotch of ink follows which may be an em dash.]
I hope you and your family enjoy good health please let me hear from you in proportion to your long silance, if money can be employed to the same advantages & without risk as you formerly mentioned I will trouble you a little more about the end of the year--Pray if you hear of my recall inform me in time to settle my business here that I may not be harmed of to disadvantage, have you received the
the Indean W. Schiefflin will represent what trouble I have with them & inform you of any particilar respecting me. he is a man of strict varacity & fills his offecis to the intire satisfaction of all concerned in this country both [undecipherable] and white men. Pray remember me as [undecipherable], I Consider myself under many obligations to you & am
My Dr. Sir,
your very humble servant
Chas. Brown
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