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Pickering, Timothy, 1745-1829 to Mes. Willings & Francis

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00640 Author/Creator: Pickering, Timothy, 1745-1829 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: March 19, 1800 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket ; 24.9 x 20.1 cm. Order a Copy

Refuses to pay any further compensation to Charles Rutledge "while charged with their affairs in Spain." "I find that I shall not be warranted in making any further payments in his behalf; and therefore I cannot accept the bill drawn by him...for 2567.10 [pounds] sterling." Black wax remnant for the seal located on the address leaf above the docket. Noted as being from the Department of State above the date.

Pickering, Timothy, 1745-1829
Rutledge, Charles, fl. 1800

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