Requests Agreement with the Secretary of the Treasury about Format of Money
Document 1792Received letter and money, but reports problem with weight of gold. Refers to heaviness of money. Requests agreement with the Secretary of the Treasury.
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Head Quarters
Pittsburgh September 13, 1792
Lemuel Holston Esqr
Sir
Upon of the 5th Instant with five thousand Dollars, I this day received, all property rights on [undecipherable] considerably but that must be sustained on a [undecipherable] the detail. On this sum of five thousand, there is a [undecipherable] of $1438 [undecipherable]
Type
Letterbook
Description
Received letter and money, but reports problem with weight of gold. Refers to heaviness of money. Requests agreement with the Secretary of the Treasury.
Date
09/13/1792
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Pittsburg
Repository
Collection
Document number
1792091380101
Page start
1
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
James O'Hara
Secretary of Treasury
Quartermaster General
John Wilkins
Notable locations
Headquarters Pittsburg
Pittsburgh
Notable items
gold
specie