Drawing Money for Bills and Yellow Fever in Philadelphia
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Drawing Money for Bills and Yellow Fever in Philadelphia
Description
Swan has not disposed of the $4,000 and cannot provide Hodgdon with a draft.
In the final paragraph, Swan is referring to yellow fever, raging in Philadelphia. When as the rest of the department relocated to Trenton, Hodgdon took pride in the fact that he stayed behind, which Swan considered dangerous.
In the final paragraph, Swan is referring to yellow fever, raging in Philadelphia. When as the rest of the department relocated to Trenton, Hodgdon took pride in the fact that he stayed behind, which Swan considered dangerous.
year created
1799
month created
09
day created
07
author
sent from location
Trenton
recipient
sent to location
Philadelphia
in collection
note
Partially illegible
notable person/group
Samuel Hodgdon
Caleb Swan
notable location
Philadelphia
Trenton
Norfolk
notable item/thing
draft
money
bills
death
notable phrase
As you are an unbeliever, and thereby in my humble opinion, constantly exposed to death, being continually in its theatre
document number
1799090780001
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) | YVM17 (2 pages) | Collection: Miscellaneous Letters Received by the Fourth Auditor, Jan 12, 1795-Dec 31, 1897. (RG217) (M1187) | chronological |
| [view document] (2 pages) | YVM17a (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 | Caleb Swan | Trenton | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Samuel Hodgdon | Philadelphia | [n/a] |