The Establishment of Clerks of the Several Departments
Document 1795Howell submits to Pickering, the new Secretary of War, the enclosed letter to the Committee of the House of Representatives appointed to inquire into the establishment of clerks of the several departments. The letter asks that Congress allow Howell a principal clerk for his office who would prove indispensable if he should be absent due to sickness or any other reason.
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Howell submits to Pickering, the new Secretary of War, the enclosed letter to the Committee of the House of Representatives appointed to inquire into the establishment of clerks of the several departments. The letter asks that Congress allow Howell a principal clerk for his office who would prove indispensable if he should be absent due to sickness or any other reason.
Date
02/02/1795
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1795020221001
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Enclosure: Joseph Howell to the Committee of the House of Representatives Appointed to Inquire into the Establishment of Clerks of the Several Departments 02/02/1795 (Copy)
Notable persons
Timothy Pickering
Joseph Howell
Notable locations
clerks
departments
sickness
absent