Balance of Joseph Keeper's Pay to His Father
Document 1799Elias Langhan has transmitted a Power of Attorney to Hodgdon from Joseph Keepers whose son Joseph, Jr. died while serving as a soldier in Captain Bissell's Company. The Power of Attorney authorizes Hodgdon to transmit to Keepers, an honest and indigent old man, the balance of his son's pay. He wants Hodgdon to let him know if anything has been recovered for him.
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Elias Langhan has transmitted a Power of Attorney to Hodgdon from Joseph Keepers whose son Joseph, Jr. died while serving as a soldier in Captain Bissell's Company. The Power of Attorney authorizes Hodgdon to transmit to Keepers, an honest and indigent old man, the balance of his son's pay. He wants Hodgdon to let him know if anything has been recovered for him.
Date
08/01/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Shepherds Town
Document number
1799080180001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
Henry Bedinger
Elias Langham
Joseph Keepers
Joseph Keepers Jr
Captain Bissell
Postmaster General
John Morrow Jr
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Shepherds Town
Notable items
power of attorney
letters of administration
balance of pay
draft
quarterly accounts