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Hodgdon, Samuel, 1745-1824 to John Bryant

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03432.039 Author/Creator: Hodgdon, Samuel, 1745-1824 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 21 June 1784 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket ; 23 x 19 cm. Order a Copy

Tells Bryant he has been informed that two "hogshead of Cartouch" and two "tons Cannon Ball" have been deposited in Danbury, Connecticut. Instructs Bryant to move the "cartouch" to Springfield and put it in the deposit of Bryant's immediate supervision. The cannon balls are to stay in Danbury as long as they are secure enough to prevent embezzlement.

Hodgdon, Samuel, 1745-1824
Bryant, John, 1742-1816

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