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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00640 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1800 |
| Title | Timothy Pickering to Charles Willings and a Mr. Francis regarding compensation |
| Date | 19 March 1800 |
| Author | Pickering, Timothy (1745-1829) |
| Recipient | Willings, Charles Francis, Mr. |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | 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. |
| Subjects | Finance Global History and Civics Diplomacy Government and Civics |
| People | Pickering, Timothy (1745-1829) Rutledge, Charles (fl. 1800) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Banking & Economics; Foreign Affairs; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Pickering was the third Secretary of State, a former Postmaster General, and Secretary of War for a brief time in 1795. He also served as a Massachusetts Federalist Senator from 1803-1810. The affairs in Spain most likely refers to the drafting of the Treaty of Friendship, Limits, and Navigation when Spain declared war on Britain and Portugal. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |