Compson, Thomas (fl. 1789) [Financial settlement]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04110 Author/Creator: Compson, Thomas (fl. 1789) Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document Date: 13 February 1789-1 May 1789 Pagination: 4 p. ; 31.9 x 19.7 cm. Order a Copy
Marked "copy." Written from several locations. In a letter written from Worcester Shire, England, Thomas Compson asks his brother Joseph to pay Samuel Ogden a sum of money due Ogden from a debt owed by their father. The next letter, dated 13 February 1789 and written from Booneton [Boonton], New Jersey, declares that the money should be paid to James Webber on order of Samuel Ogden. Below is a letter dated 8 April 1789 and signed by William Gibson, Notary Public, testifying to terms under which the Compson brothers owe money to the firm of Webber and Bicknell of London. Last is a note declaring that on 1 May 1789, Gibson received a letter from a Mr. Joseph Brettall, written on 9 April 1789 outlining the role of Brettall and his father in the monies owed to Webber and Bicknell.
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