Notification of Letter to General Wilkinson; Move Out of Philadelphia Due to Disease

Item

Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Title

Notification of Letter to General Wilkinson; Move Out of Philadelphia Due to Disease

Description

Notifies Adams that he has written to Gen. Wilkinson concerning "the mission of Mr. Powers," and encloses a partial copy [not included]. Mentions that because fever has become "more general" in the city, he intends to move with his family to Downing Town for a while.

year created

1797

month created

08

day created

25

author

sent from location

War Office

recipient

in microfilm

in image

note

Multiple copies of the document exist; these listed under separate collections below.

notable person/group

John Adams
James McHenry
Gen. Wilkinson
Mr. Powers

notable location

War Office
downing town

notable idea/issue

fever

document number

1797082500301

page start

1

number of pages

2

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (2 pages) In image IDD09 (2 pages) In source Collection: John Adams Papers Location in source R: 385
[view document] (2 pages) In image KFO10 (2 pages) In source Collection: MMC, McHenry, James: mm85004543 Location in source [unknown]
[view document] (0 pages) In image [no image] In source Microfilm: James McHenry Papers Location in source [unknown]

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Type Author Name James McHenry Location War Office Notes [n/a]
Type Recipient Name John Adams Location [unknown] Notes [n/a]