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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01450.705.03 |
| From Archive Folder | Letters from Silvanus Hodgdon |
| Title | Silvanus Hodgdon to Nathan Hodgdon on shipbuilding and including a letter from Dorcas Clark |
| Date | 16 January 1815 |
| Author | Hodgdon, Silvanus (fl. 1813-1815) |
| Recipient | Hodgdon, Nathan |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Informs his uncle that he is in good health and asks that his love be given to family and friends. Indicates that they are building ships "and expect to take the Lake next summer," referring to Lake George. Asks to be written to and that the mail be sent to a ship called the Mohawk. On the inside page appears a draft of a letter from a woman named Dorcas Clark to her mother, which indicates that she is well and gives love to relatives. Also requests that her mother come down "as soon as the ground is settled." On the other inside page and on the address leaf there is some arithmetic. |
| Subjects | War of 1812 Women's History Navy Maritime Soldier's Letter Military History |
| People | Hodgdon, Silvanus (fl. 1813-1815) Hodgdon, Nathan (b. 1784) Clark, Dorcas (fl. 1815) |
| Place written | Sackets Harbor, New York |
| Theme | War of 1812; Naval & Maritime; Children & Family; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |