Compare revisions: 1letterbook/DDJ01_113.jpg
Created page with "113 Philadelphia April 2d. 1787 Dear Sir Some days ago I was up in the Welch Valley where I seen Mrs. Reese, widow of the late Capt. Jno. Reese who belonged to Colon..."
|
|||
---|---|---|---|
Line 10: | Line 10: | ||
Mrs. Reese in expectation of getting a settlement with | Mrs. Reese in expectation of getting a settlement with | ||
the Paymaster General. Mr. Price, at New York intended | the Paymaster General. Mr. Price, at New York intended | ||
+ | going there. She says thepapers wwhich he had, as evidence of | ||
+ | his claim were given to you some tie since, in order to | ||
+ | have his Claim ascertained. I advised Mrs. Reese against | ||
+ | going to N. York as the Expence of the Journey would be | ||
+ | considerable, and that I would write you on that subject | ||
+ | requesting that you would be so obligiing as to examine the papers | ||
+ | above aluded to and to get the Justice done to her poor family | ||
+ | that they are entitled to, by doing you will be freeing the | ||
+ | widow &c. fatherless in a very particular manner-- | ||
+ | N.B.-- I am Dr. S. &c. | ||
+ | Jno. M. Taylor | ||
+ | [flourish] |