Mrs Welsh requests widow's pension from Knox
Document 1791Letter, Anna Welsh asks Knox for widow's pension.
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The Honorable Major General Knox
Secretary of War
Philadelphia
November 5. Dec
1791
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Letter, Anna Welsh asks Knox for widow's pension.
Date
11/14/1791
Author
Recipient
Sent from
New London
Repository
Collection
Document number
1791111440001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Henry Knox
Anna Welsh
General Arnold
General Huntington
Notable locations
New London
Notable items
account of my hopes and afflictions
reflect only for a moment and your benevolent heart will I doubt not influence you to grant me redress
calmly wait the issue of my petition
after it is discussed by that body it might be refer'd to you
take the liberty to intrude thus to you
character I have learned from that gentleman
imboldens me to hope you will excuse this trouble from a stranger
find from the papers sent on that I am a widow
fatherless
orphan
friendless one but for the interposition of strangers
advised me to make application to Congress for redress
lost my husband
looed up to a beloved brother and sincerely hoped he would be the support of my widowed state
providence, wise no doubt in every desperation, saw fit to deprive me of that prop
misfortune to lose part of a house
afforded me an asylum for life
furniture
petition to congress praying for what I believe is my just due