Manuscripts

Object number
5165
Creator
Williams, John
Date
1791
Description
Letter reporting the success of small pox inoculations and mentions the sale of some land near Hudson, NY. He speaks of the prospects for a ferryman of farmer in New York, away from the "sweat and filth of Negroes." He plans to sell his land near Baltimore and move to the Troy and Albany area, Albany, November 6, 1791. Other people mentioned: Williams, Obadiah.
Materials
paper
Object Type
manuscripts (documents)