Report on the Petition of George Fechem
Document 1794The Secretary of Treasury reports on the petition of George Fechem of Massachusetts to the Speaker of the House of Representatives. The object of the petition is the settlement of three different claims against the United States. The first claim arises on a contract for a quantity of liquor; the second claim relates to expenses incurred; the third claim is for boarding and nursing a sick soldier.
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Printed Document
Description
The Secretary of Treasury reports on the petition of George Fechem of Massachusetts to the Speaker of the House of Representatives. The object of the petition is the settlement of three different claims against the United States. The first claim arises on a contract for a quantity of liquor; the second claim relates to expenses incurred; the third claim is for boarding and nursing a sick soldier.
Date
02/27/1794
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Collection
Document number
1794022790100
Notable persons
Alexander Hamilton
Frederick Muhlenberg
Speaker of the House of Representatives
George Fechem
soldier
Ephraim Blaine
creditors
Major General Howe
Congress
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Massachusetts
Fishkill
West Point
Boston
Notable items
Contract
liquor
expenses
boarding
nursing
sickness
allowance
depreciation
application
payment
loan
petitioner
petition
interest
specie
supplies
gold
silver
prices
continental dollar
continental currency
paper money
bills of credit