I had a right to retire being entitled to all the emoluments
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
I had a right to retire being entitled to all the emoluments
Description
Turner served during the entire Revolutionary War, beginning with the Battle of Bunker Hill, as a physician and surgeon yet has not received the benefits due him. He was forced to resign by Congress even though he had a right to retire with all the approriate emoluments. He petitions Howell to rectify the wrong that has been done him.
year created
1788
month created
09
day created
03
author
sent from location
Norwich
recipient
in collection
in image
author note
P Turner
recipient note
Joseph Howell
notable person/group
Joseph Howell, Commissioner and Paymaster General to the Army
P. Turner
Governor Trumbull and Council
Surgeon General of the Military Hospitals
Congress
Doctor Cochran
Board of War
notable location
Norwich
notable item/thing
public service of the United States
battle of Bunker Hill
burdens of the war
hospital department
physician
surgeon
notable phrase
...I was deranged not by my desire or wish but that I was at the pleasure of Congress and that I had a right to retire being entitled to the all the emoluments mentioned heretofore
What a curiosity it is to talk of resignation and how that I had forfeited everything in that channel when I served the whole war,..
Dr. Cochran had no desire to injure me, I don' t blame him
document number
1788090370055
page start
101
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (3 pages) | DEA01 (173 pages) | Collection: Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853) | V: 138, P: 101-103 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | P. Turner | Norwich | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Joseph Howell | [unknown] | [n/a] |