Letter from the Secretary at War
Document 1798Letter from the Secretary at War concerning Joseph Pope (?), who received a pardon and avoided imprisonment.
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War department August 8. 1798
Sir,
I have received your letter of the 4. instants.
Considering all the circumstances stated by you res[pecting] Joseph Pope, you will be pleased to consider him as having received a pardon and will liberate him from imprisonment accordingly. —
I am Sir
Your obt Ser—
James McHenry
[address leaf:]
Ensign William R. Borte
New Brunswick
My [undecipherable]
[docketed:] Samuel McHenry
[undecipherable]
August [undecipherable]
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Letter from the Secretary at War concerning Joseph Pope (?), who received a pardon and avoided imprisonment.
Date
08/08/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Department
Collection
Document number
1798080800001
Page start
1
Notable persons
William Rowland Boote
James McHenry
Joseph Pope (?)
Notable locations
New Brunswick, New Jersey
War Department
Notable items
Imprisonment
pardon