Autograph Letter Signed

Horses, Horses, Horses

Bayard sends Hodgdon a strong, sound, and serviceable horse, nearly half-blooded, six years old and 15 hands high, for which he paid 20 pounds to Mr. Bartlett, a man of veracity. He wants to know whether good mares of this age and size can serve as draft horses. McIver was a stranger introduced by Doctor Graham who sold Bayard a horse alleged to be nine years old, and was probably older, but seemed sprightly and in good order.

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Elizabeth Town

Partially illegible.

James McHenry; Samuel Hodgdon.

Colonel S. Bayard

Samuel Hodgdon

Elizabeth Town

Philadelphia

Pittsburgh

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Letter
from Colo Bayard - date July 11: 1791
Recd the 11 July 1791
Colo Saml Hodgdon QMG
Pittsburgh
Sir Eliz Town July 11th91

I herewith [undecipherable]you a horse, I purchased

A W [undecipherable] Bartlett a man of tenacity, for which i
have engaged to pay him Twenty pounds on demand
he warrant him to be a strong sound [a raised & sign] serviceable
horse. nearly half bollded, six years old and nearly
15 hands high-he came home last week from
[undecipherable].on time in six days, and the horse is, as you
see him- I shall be at Pittsburgh next
Friday when [undecipherable] call for the money, probably
by that time I may puchase one or Two more
please to let me know by the [undecipherable] whether
good Mares of the age and size will answer our
draft servers-

[undecipherable] was a stranger to me but was

Introduced by [undecipherable] Graham-in her hearing of
the doctor, he told me that horses for one under
nine years old positively, if [undecipherable]it could
be proved by [undecipherable]that he was older, he could
have been returned to him with [undecipherable]disgrace

As the horse I bought of him was in good order

[undecipherable], and did not look so old, perhaps he has
perhaps he has been changed on the road,this inquests[undecipherable]
to look particularly into before he left Pitt which
near to have been last Saturday

I remain with the sincerest
regards your [undecipherable]

[undecipherableSamCHodgdon S. Bayard