Report of the Secretary of War, 24 May 1790: Petitions of Barent Martlings and Joseph Henderson
Document 1790Knox addresses the petition of Barent Martlings, who was employed at the Quarter Master's Department in 1778, where he dislocated his hip. He is incapacitated and seeks relief from Congress. States that if the petitioner could prove that he received injury in public service, it does not appear that any provision could be made for them, unless by a new law. Mentions petition of Joseph Henderson, a Bostonian.
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Knox addresses the petition of Barent Martlings, who was employed at the Quarter Master's Department in 1778, where he dislocated his hip. He is incapacitated and seeks relief from Congress. States that if the petitioner could prove that he received injury in public service, it does not appear that any provision could be made for them, unless by a new law. Mentions petition of Joseph Henderson, a Bostonian.
Date
05/24/1790
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1790052400000
Notable persons
Henry Knox
Barent Martlings
Joseph Henderson
Notable locations
Boston
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petition