- GLC#
- GLC01450.705.01-View header record
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- June 21, 1813
- Author/Creator
- Hodgon, Silvanus, fl. 1813-1815
- Title
- to Nathan Hodgdon
- Place Written
- New London, Connecticut
- Pagination
- 1 p. : address Height: 30 cm, Width: 18 cm
- Language
- English
- Primary time period
- The New Nation, 1783-1815
- Sub-Era
- The Age of Jefferson & Madison
Informs his uncle that he has been aboard the frigate Macedonian for two months, which he reports is blockaded in by seven British ships. Asks him to send a letter to his mother and to give his love to friends and family. Also notes that his captain, Capt. Jones, is preparing for a meeting with a British captain.
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