Acceptance of position and commencement of duties as clerk of Boston ship yard and matters of pay
Document 1795There is a question as to timing of Gibbs acceptance of his position as clerk of the ship yard and the commencement of pay. Pay to be $750 per year. Discusses the manner of paying public servants. Emphasizes that this is a temporary position and asks that Gibbs not to throw aside his private business. Hopes that this position is compatible with his private interests. Discusses the matter of hardship as a public servant and whether that merits a claim for higher compensation.
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Type
Letterbook
Description
There is a question as to timing of Gibbs acceptance of his position as clerk of the ship yard and the commencement of pay. Pay to be $750 per year. Discusses the manner of paying public servants. Emphasizes that this is a temporary position and asks that Gibbs not to throw aside his private business. Hopes that this position is compatible with his private interests. Discusses the matter of hardship as a public servant and whether that merits a claim for higher compensation.
Date
04/17/1795
Author
Recipient
Document number
1795041715055
Page start
105
Notable persons
Caleb Gibbs
clerk Boston ship yard
Timothy Pickering
Secretary of War
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Boston
Notable items
pay
compensation