Jones, William, 1760-1831 to Walter Dun
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00308.02 Author/Creator: Jones, William, 1760-1831 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Letter signed Date: March 22, 1820 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 25 x 20 cm. Order a Copy
Jones, former Secretary of the Navy and Treasury, requests that Walter Dun, Union County Ohio land surveyor, consider hiring Israel L. Clarke. Clarke, son of Philadelphia Naval Officer Samuel Clarke, attempts to gain employment as a deputy land surveyor in Northwest Pennsylvania. States that Clarke has a classical education and studied land surveying under Mr. Richards of Reading, Pennsylvania.
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