Not Having the Power of Attorney Acknowledged, Etc.
Document 1798Wilkins admits to his neglect in not having the power of attorney acknowledged. He is obliged to Hodgdon for his attention in the passage of his account through his office.
No human transcription currently available for this document.
This transcription was generated by machine using Anthropic's Claude Code (a mix of sonnet and opus models). It may contain errors or inaccuracies. Please verify against the document image. Learn more about our generative AI methodology.
[undecipherable]
Pittsborough 12th Jan[undecipherable]
Sir
I remind you of [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] instance — It was a neglect in me not having the Power of Attorney acknowledged in proper [undecipherable] I have the letter [undecipherable] I write this Complaint [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] —
[undecipherable] I am much obliged to you for the offer of your Attention to the Passage of [undecipherable] through the Office — I Shall [undecipherable] you the two [undecipherable] most [undecipherable] of which [undecipherable] for the discharge of each to the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] about 1000 Dol[lars] — [undecipherable] it is impossible [undecipherable] more than one [undecipherable] six [undecipherable] [undecipherable] when there is [undecipherable] of money in the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] do not offer more [undecipherable] strongly [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] Sir, with great esteem
yours very
H. D[undecipherable]
[undecipherable: probable reading J. Wilkins] Jr.
[Cols Samuel Hodgson, Philadelphia]
[Received State De[partment] Nov. 24 [undecipherable]]
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Wilkins admits to his neglect in not having the power of attorney acknowledged. He is obliged to Hodgdon for his attention in the passage of his account through his office.
Date
01/12/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Pittsburg
Document number
1798011280101
Page start
1
Note
Largely illegible.
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
John Wilkins, Jr.
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh

