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- GLC#
- GLC00879
- Type
- Documents
- Date
- 1 July 1790
- Author/Creator
- Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
- Title
- An act for the relief of Nathaniel Twining
- Place Written
- New York, New York
- Pagination
- 1 p. : Height: 19.5 cm, Width: 22.5 cm
- Primary time period
- The New Nation, 1783-1815
- Sub-Era
- The Early Republic
Signed by Jefferson as Secretary of State. Congress relieves Twining due to his "failure in neglecting to transport the mail between Charleston and Savannah" from September 1787 through January 1788. Authorized by Frederick Augustus Muhlenberg, Speaker of the House of Representatives; Vice President John Adams; and President George Washington.
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