Recommendation of Claude Pourcheresse

Item

Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Title

Recommendation of Claude Pourcheresse

Description

Claude Pourcheresse has been employed by the public but has been dismissed. Byers believes he has conducted himself with fidelity. He and his family are returning to Philadelphia in hopes of finding employment in some form of public or private business. Byers views him as an object of compassion and hopes that he succeeds in procuring a livelihood.

year created

1800

month created

05

day created

23

author

sent from location

Springfield

recipient

sent to location

Philadelphia

in image

note

Partially illegible.

notable person/group

Samuel Hodgdon
James Byers

notable location

Philadelphia
Springfield

document number

1800052380001

page start

1

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (2 pages) ZQU22 (2 pages) Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) B: 7
[view document] (2 pages) ZQU22a (2 pages) Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) B: 7

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author James Byers Springfield [n/a]
Recipient Samuel Hodgdon Philadelphia [n/a]