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Hodgdon, Samuel, 1745-1824 to John Bryant

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03432.053 Author/Creator: Hodgdon, Samuel, 1745-1824 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Manuscript letter Date: 16 January 1786 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 20 x 16.5 cm. Order a Copy

Noted as a copy. Forwards (not included) a statement of Bryant's accounts with the public that were deficient. Asks Bryant to examine the accounts, attest to their accuracy, and annex the vouchers.

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

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