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Hodgdon, Samuel, 1745-1824 to John Bryant

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03432.062 Author/Creator: Hodgdon, Samuel, 1745-1824 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Manuscript letter signed Date: 30 July 1795 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket ; 34 x 20 cm. Order a Copy

Asks Bryant for further details on the type, number, and weight of various supplies and weapons listed on Bryant's return. Instructs Bryant to be more accurate and "perfect" in his returns.

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

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