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Hodgdon, Samuel (1745-1824) to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04760 Author/Creator: Hodgdon, Samuel (1745-1824) Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 29 October 1790 Pagination: 2 p. : address : docket ; 22.2 x 19.3 cm. Order a Copy

Hodgdon writes Secretary of War Knox to say he has pursued [David] Hunter all day to "get an answer relative to his house" but has received no answer. As soon Hodgdon has an answer, he will inform Knox. Knox is using Hodgdon's assistance to procure housing in Philadelphia when the government moves there from New York.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Hodgdon, Samuel, 1745-1824

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