Seeking compensation
Item
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Title
Seeking compensation
Description
John Pierce sends Joseph King a letter that offers recommendations for seeking compensation.
year created
1784
month created
12
day created
30
author
sent from location
Richmond, VA.
recipient
in image
notable person/group
Joseph King
John Pierce
Joseph Howell
agents
congress
notable location
Richmond
Virginia
Philadelphia
Trenton
notable item/thing
certificates
property
accounts
settlements
securities
notable phrase
This suggestion you thow out that you wish first to have some assurance of compensation for your services, previous to delivering up your securities, appears to me improper because it looks too much like a threat and would injure the business in Congress.
document number
1784123037001
page start
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | CER04 (2 pages) | Collection: Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript file) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859) | B:203 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | John Pierce | Richmond, VA. | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Joseph King | [unknown] | [n/a] |