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Hodgdon, Samuel, 1745-1824 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06852 Author/Creator: Hodgdon, Samuel, 1745-1824 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 24 October 1796 Pagination: 3 p. : docket ; Height: 24.4 cm, Width: 19.7 cm Order a Copy

Discusses the arrival of a schooner carrying items Knox was sending to Hodgdon, including spars. Mentions their plans for shipping items by vessel, such as corn, and comments extensively on the shipping industry.

The New Nation, 1783-1815
Navy
Commerce
Merchants and Trade
Transportation
Diet and nutrition
Building Construction
Maritime
Industry
Forestry
The Early Republic

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