Coal Has Been the Cause of Much Vexation & Trouble
Document 1800Williams is concerned about the coal that has been contracted for. The Superintendent refuses to certify the account of the contractors believing there is a mistake in the measurement. The captain of the vessel that brought the coal and the contractors will testify that it was rightly measured. The coal has caused Williams much vexation and trouble due purely to the caprice and ill-natured motives of the Superintendent.
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[Envelope or cover sheet. Address panel reads:]
Samuel Hodgdon Esqre
Q. Master General of Store
Philadelphia
[Upper right notation reads:]
Brigt Genl Wilkins
Craw November
1800
W. the 4th
[Left center stamp reads:]
Recd
From
State Dept.
R.P.O. 401910.
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Williams is concerned about the coal that has been contracted for. The Superintendent refuses to certify the account of the contractors believing there is a mistake in the measurement. The captain of the vessel that brought the coal and the contractors will testify that it was rightly measured. The coal has caused Williams much vexation and trouble due purely to the caprice and ill-natured motives of the Superintendent.
Date
11/11/1800
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Springfield
Document number
1800111180001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
Joseph Williams
Mr. Lyman
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Springfield
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post notes
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