Responsibility for the Claim on Jacob Death
Document 1799Wheden declares that he assumes responsiblity for the forty dollars that Hodgdon claims is owed to the United States by Jacob Death. This was the sum paid to Death for work at Pittsburgh that Hodgdon maintains was not performed by him.
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Whereas the sum of forty dollars is claimed by Saml. Hodgdon Esqre. Superintendant of public Stores on behalf of the United States from Mr. Jacob Death as a balance due from him on account of Work to be done for the said United States at Pittsburgh which the said Saml Hogdon alledges has not been performed according to the agreement, I do hereby agree to be Responsible for the payment of the said sum of forty dollars if upon full investigation of the affair it shall be found to be due from the said Death as above stated in Witness my Hand at Baltimore the 11th day of February 1799
Witness Signed James Wheden
a. Todd
[Received from State Dep't. Nov. 24. 1894. R.P.O.401810.]
Type
Copy of Signed Document
Description
Wheden declares that he assumes responsiblity for the forty dollars that Hodgdon claims is owed to the United States by Jacob Death. This was the sum paid to Death for work at Pittsburgh that Hodgdon maintains was not performed by him.
Date
02/11/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Baltimore
Document number
1799021190001
Page start
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Notable persons
James Wheden
Samuel Hodgdon
Notable locations
Baltimore
Notable items
investigation of the affair
witness