Request for Information Regarding Dismissal of Construction Agent
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Request for Information Regarding Dismissal of Construction Agent
Description
Letter, asks for information regarding Shore's dismissal.
short description
Ltr, ask info re Shore's dismissal.
year created
1795
month created
12
day created
24
author
sent from location
Norfolk
recipient
sent to location
Philadelphia
in collection
in microfilm
notable person/group
Josiah Fox
William Pennock
Simmonds
[Simmons]
Shore
accountant in the War Office
Secretary of War
Timothy Pickering
notable location
Philadelphia
Norfolk
notable idea/issue
dismissal
notable phrase
accountant in the war office is writing here in fact he is continued
thought the proper way would have been for the Secy of War to have wrote
consider it necessary he holding his appointment from thence
thank you to let me hear from you immediately on this subject
know how to act
letter mentioning his dismission
being without any of your favors for some time the present reminds you of your promise of the aft
feel myself awkwardly situated as to Mr. Shore
document number
1795122455001
page start
1
number of pages
3
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (5 pages) | BBR14 (5 pages) | Collection: Josiah Fox Papers | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | BBE02 (0 pages) | Collection: Josiah Fox (1763 - 1847) Letterbook Papers. Reel #5 Series 1 Naval Architecture Shipbuilding Papers | P: 1 |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Microfilm: Josiah Fox Papers | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | William Pennock | Norfolk | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Josiah Fox | Philadelphia | [n/a] |