Oblige a Distressed Female
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Oblige a Distressed Female
Description
She has been deprived of her small stipend in order to pay Mr. Greaton's debts, which has been extremely difficult for her. She asks that Pickering give her some money to relieve her distress.
short description
Letter for Mr. Greaton, request for financial assistance
year created
1795
month created
10
day created
08
author
recipient
note
Encloses a letter to Mr. Greaton.
notable person/group
Timothy Pickering
Sally Greaton
Richard H. Greaton
children
notable location
Boston
Philadelphia
notable item/thing
letter
money
pay
distress
small stipend
notable idea/issue
financial hardship
women and the war department
document number
1795100840001
page start
1
number of pages
2
transcription
Sally Greaton
received 14 october
ans<sup>s</sup> 14<sup<th</sup> October
Free
The Hon. Timothy Pickering Esq.
secretary at War
Philadelphia
Boston October 8<sup>th</sup> 1795
Sir
Wishing to convay a letter, - to Mr Greaton & knowing no
way I could with so much safty am addressing a few lines
to you - The motive I hope will epologize for the freedom
I take - or I likewise wish to inform you that the money
they have kept back from me will move them pay the
debt Mr Greaton has contracted at the office - it is impossible
for me to discribe, Mr Tentress what I experience in being
deprived of the small stipend which I with difficulty
received for myself and children - God alone knows what
I can do without their can be some arrangments made
for my [undecipherable] life - I have experienced your goodness in the
troble you have all readdy taken in my affairs - hope
that your hummanity will still excite you to relise if
possible my destress by letting me have some money
from the office - by so doing will oblige a destressed
female and render her ever gratefull -
Your most obe<sup>d</sup> servant
Sally Greaton
273
received 14 october
ans<sup>s</sup> 14<sup<th</sup> October
Free
The Hon. Timothy Pickering Esq.
secretary at War
Philadelphia
Boston October 8<sup>th</sup> 1795
Sir
Wishing to convay a letter, - to Mr Greaton & knowing no
way I could with so much safty am addressing a few lines
to you - The motive I hope will epologize for the freedom
I take - or I likewise wish to inform you that the money
they have kept back from me will move them pay the
debt Mr Greaton has contracted at the office - it is impossible
for me to discribe, Mr Tentress what I experience in being
deprived of the small stipend which I with difficulty
received for myself and children - God alone knows what
I can do without their can be some arrangments made
for my [undecipherable] life - I have experienced your goodness in the
troble you have all readdy taken in my affairs - hope
that your hummanity will still excite you to relise if
possible my destress by letting me have some money
from the office - by so doing will oblige a destressed
female and render her ever gratefull -
Your most obe<sup>d</sup> servant
Sally Greaton
273
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | YWY10 (2 pages) | Collection: Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217) | Greaton, Richard H. |
| [view document] (2 pages) | YWY10a (2 pages) | Collection: Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217) | Greaton, Richard H. |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Sally Greaton | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Timothy Pickering | [unknown] | [n/a] |