Forwarding a Box of Charleville Muskets
Item
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Title
Forwarding a Box of Charleville Muskets
Description
Hodgdon apoligizes for what he deems the mortifying delay in the shipment of a box of Charleville muskets intended for Dexter.
year created
1798
month created
11
day created
19
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in image
notable person/group
John Dexter
Samuel Hodgdon
Secretary of the Treasury [Oliver Wolcott, Jr.]
Melancton Smith
Contractors
notable location
Philadelphia
New York
notable item/thing
Charleville muskets
melancholy state of this city
confusion
injury of the States
notable phrase
In usual times, with less trouble and attention to myself, I could have sent the box from one end of the continent to the other.
document number
1798111928055
page start
285
number of pages
2
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:285 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Samuel Hodgdon | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | John Dexter | [unknown] | [n/a] |