Political Climate
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Political Climate
Description
Mentioned process of election for city and county, along with the positions held. Mentioned the "demons" and corrected himself by calling the party "demos" for democrats. Hodgdon called the democrats a "lying race".
year created
1799
month created
10
day created
11
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
sent to location
Pittsburgh
in collection
in image
note
Cited in Craig to Hodgdon, 10/18/1799.
cited note
Cited document sent from the War Office
notable person/group
Isaac Craig
Samuel Hodgdon
senator
assembly man
elected official
common council man
governor
democrats
federalist
notable location
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
notable item/thing
shell
coffee
sugar
notable idea/issue
election
seats
political party
politics
document number
1799101136001
page start
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (1 pages) | IAF48 (1 pages) | Collection: James Robertson Papers | 1799/10/11 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Samuel Hodgdon | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Isaac Craig | Pittsburgh | [n/a] |