Confusion Over Location of Reading
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Confusion Over Location of Reading
Description
Corrects a mistake he made in a previous letter concerning clothing - his clerk had believed that Reading was a town in Massachusetts, when in fact it was Pennsylvania.
year created
1799
month created
08
day created
15
author
sent from location
New York
recipient
sent to location
Philadelphia
in collection
note
Cited in Hodgdon to Stevens, 08/16/1799.
cited note
Cited document addressed to the War Office
notable person/group
Samuel Hodgdon
Ebenezer Stevens
clerk
Captain Irwin
notable location
Philadelphia
New York
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Reading
notable item/thing
clothing
mistake
returns
coats
vests
requisition
document number
1799081580001
page start
1
number of pages
2
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | YVM10 (2 pages) | Collection: Miscellaneous Letters Received by the Fourth Auditor, Jan 12, 1795-Dec 31, 1897. (RG217) (M1187) | chronological |
| [view document] (2 pages) | YVM10a (2 pages) | Collection: Miscellaneous Letters Received by the Fourth Auditor, Jan 12, 1795-Dec 31, 1897. (RG217) (M1187) | chronological |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Ebenezer Stevens | New York | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Samuel Hodgdon | Philadelphia | [n/a] |