Acceptance of position and commencement of duties as clerk of Boston ship yard and matters of pay
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Acceptance of position and commencement of duties as clerk of Boston ship yard and matters of pay
Description
There is a question as to timing of Gibbs acceptance of his position as clerk of the ship yard and the commencement of pay. Pay to be $750 per year. Discusses the manner of paying public servants. Emphasizes that this is a temporary position and asks that Gibbs not to throw aside his private business. Hopes that this position is compatible with his private interests. Discusses the matter of hardship as a public servant and whether that merits a claim for higher compensation.
year created
1795
month created
04
day created
17
author
recipient
in image
author note
No signature, from War Department.
recipient note
Caleb Gibbs.
notable person/group
Caleb Gibbs
clerk Boston ship yard
Timothy Pickering
Secretary of War
notable location
Philadelphia
Boston
notable item/thing
pay
compensation
notable idea/issue
frigate construction
Naval Act 1794
pay of clerks at ship yard
civil service
document number
1795041715055
page start
105
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (1 pages) | ZXA06 (315 pages) | Collection: Letters Sent by the Secretary of the Navy to Federal Executive Agents (Letters to President, Secretary of State, Secretary of War, and Letters to (Requisitions on) Secretary of the Treasury and other Treasury Department Officials), June 1798-June 1824. (RG45) | V:1, P:105 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Timothy Pickering | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Caleb Gibbs | [unknown] | [n/a] |