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Hodgdon, Samuel, 1745-1824 to John Bryant

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03432.051 Author/Creator: Hodgdon, Samuel, 1745-1824 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 11 May 1785 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 23.5 cm, Width: 18.5 cm Order a Copy

Informs Bryant he received the securities that were forwarded to him. Notes he is unclear who to credit the account to. Says he will balance the accounts and charge any differences to Bryant's account. If that is not acceptable Bryant is to inform Hodgdon which accounts to credit or charge.

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

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