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Hodgdon, Samuel, 1745-1824 to John Bryant

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03432.059 Author/Creator: Hodgdon, Samuel, 1745-1824 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 13 November 1794 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket ; 34 x 20 cm. Order a Copy

Writes to Bryant he has informed Mr. Ames that he is to repair the vacant buildings on the hill for his dwelling. Requests Bryant assists with finding employment for Mr. Ames's men and to note any articles that he delivers to Ames.

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

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