Hodgdon writes to Knox
Document 1790Letter, Hodgdon seeks appointment and speaks of invalids with Knox
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[Private]
San Ildefonso —
4th March 1795 —
Honorable
Henry Knox Esquire
Secretary at War
New York
[R. Post]
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Letter, Hodgdon seeks appointment and speaks of invalids with Knox
Date
03/04/1790
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Repository
Collection
Document number
1790030428001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Henry Knox
Samuel Hodgdon
Delany
Notable locations
New York
Philadelphia
Notable items
show him the requisitions for Pensions made agreeably to your advertisement and was happy to find they would be sufficient to obtain payment
course of the conversation he informed me that he was an improper person to do this business as it exceedingly interfer'd with his other public
declared he did not wish to pay the invalids again
disengaged from it immediately
improve the information through your friendly aid and assistance
pay from the public is small indeed
each payment as he has by commission will yield about three hundred and fifty dollars
presume to ask this employment
Secretary of the Treasury
Commander in Chief
recommendation
aim is in every instance the public good
more leisure and as much industry
worthy man
write in confidence
thank you for a line on the subject
today at the instance of many of the Invalids who have been accustomed to call on me for advice and assistance