Petition of Thomas Holton
Type
Copy of Signed Document
Title
Petition of Thomas Holton
Description
Knox addresses the United States Senate regarding the petitions of Lieutenant Jonathan Holton, wounded at Barrington in 1777 and placed on the New Hampshire pension list. Knox concludes that, though the wound may not be extremely injurioius, to withdraw the pension assigned Holton by the State of New Hampshire would signal a parsimony unfavorable to the national reputation.
year created
1794
month created
03
day created
13
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
in collection
in image
notable person/group
Henry Knox: Lieutenant Jonathan Holton
General Court
Congress
sworn Physicians of the City of Philadelphia
petitioner
Secretary of War
physicians
notable location
War Department
Bennington
Vermont
New Hampshire
notable item/thing
Lieutenant in the late war
pension list
arrears of his pension
Claims to invalid pensions
certificates and affidavits
wounds
swelling in his face
labour
livelihood
depositions
parsimony
national reputation
petition
Revolutionary War
War for Independence
wounded in action
application
notable phrase
It appears that the petitioner has been actually and severely wounded while in the public service of which his face bears the honorable evidence.
document number
1794031300101
page start
1
