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Chipman, Hosmer & Company, fl. 1866 to Ethan A. Jenks

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02750.040 Author/Creator: Chipman, Hosmer & Company, fl. 1866 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 27 June 1866 Pagination: 1 p. ; 25.9 x 20.4 cm. Order a Copy

Attorneys Chipman, Hosmer & Co. state that Jenks is entitled to additional servants' pay from 1 May 1864 to 30 March 1865. Inform Jenks that they will present his case to the Court of Claims.

Jenks, Ethan A., fl. 1828-1901

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