Mail Delivery and Credentials
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Mail Delivery and Credentials
Description
Long travel times of letters to and from Trenton caused Hodgdon to request that Craig's letters not be enclosed per usual practice to expedite their delivery to the War Office. The city is "in ruins" due to unknown causes that hurt the city's credentials.
year created
1799
month created
08
day created
30
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
sent to location
Pittsburgh
in collection
in image
note
Cited in Craig to Hodgdon, 09/06/1799.
created note
date cannot be confirmed from image
cited note
Cited document sent from the War Office
notable person/group
Isaac Craig
Samuel Hodgdon
notable location
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Trenton
War Office
city
Post Office
notable item/thing
boat
enclosure
letter
post
notable idea/issue
delivery
mailing
forwarded mail
enclosures
expedited delivery
travel
credibility
document number
1799083036001
page start
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | IAF38 (2 pages) | Collection: James Robertson Papers | 1799/08/30 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Samuel Hodgdon | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Isaac Craig | Pittsburgh | [n/a] |