Quarantined Five Days at Newport, Etc.
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Quarantined Five Days at Newport, Etc.
Description
Hodgdon notifies his father Samuel that he has arrived safely in Boston despite being quarantined in Newport for five days. He paid Mr. Turner the money forwarded by his father and Turner will write his aknowledgement on the back of this letter. Boston has never enjoyed greater health and he wishes he could hear the same from Philadelphia.
year created
1799
month created
09
day created
13
author
sent from location
Boston
recipient
sent to location
Philadelphia
in collection
note
Includes receipt signed by Edward Turner
notable person/group
Samuel Hodgdon
Benjamin Hodgdon
notable location
Philadelphia
Boston
document number
1799091380201
page start
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (4 pages) | ZQL04 (4 pages) | Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) | B: 7 |
| [view document] (3 pages) | ZQL04a (3 pages) | Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) | B: 7 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Benjamin Hodgdon | Boston | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Samuel Hodgdon | Philadelphia | [n/a] |