Box 2
Contains 115 Results:
Daniel Lord, New York, New York, to Colonel Peter Grayson Washington, 1855 January 27
Introduces Mr. Cunard.
W. Meade Addison, Baltimore, Maryland, to Peter Grayson Washington, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, Washington, D.C., 1855 February 8
Could not keep their appointment; asks for the results of Washington's interview with the Secretary so he can tell the Chief Justice.
John Swift, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Peter Grayson Washington, 1855 February 8
Sent the bond required to Vincent's case and asks for Washington's help.
Lucius Benedict Peck, Woodstock, (Vermont?), to Peter Grayson Washington, Washington, D.C., 1855 February 19
Thanks Washington for his letter of sympathy on Peck's wife's death; suggests he write Anna, who is in New York.
Reverend Johnson, Baltimore, Maryland, to Peter Grayson Washington, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, Washington, D.C., 1855 February 19
Offers to sell his residence for the Court House that Congress has just authorized.
John B. Weller, Senate Chamber, Washington, D.C., to Peter Grayson Washington, 1855 February 26
Recommends Addison for a clerk's position in Washington's office.
W. F. Allen, Oswego[?], New York, to Peter Grayson Washington, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, Washington, D.C., 1855 March 15
Introduces Lt. John G. Bond, who is on his way to join his ship in Norfolk, Virginia.
Hendrick Bradley Wright, Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, to Peter Grayson Washington, Assistant Treasury Department, Washington, D.C., 1855 March 20
Forwarded the notice of appointment to Mr. Miles, but has not heard from him.
John Robbins, Jr., Kensington, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Peter Grayson Washington, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, Washington, D.C., 1855 March 23
Introduces Casper Schedler, who has business with Mr. Guthrie on importing goods.
John W. Duvall, Portland, [?], to Peter Grayson Washington, Washington, D.C., 1855 March 28
Introduces Mr. Stone (?), a temporary Inspector at the Port of Portland, who wants an increase in pay from $2.00 per day.
S. Hamilton, Savannah, Georgia, to Peter C. (sic) Washington, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, Washington, D.C., 1855 April 6
Discusses action in the House of Representatives regarding payment of the Texas Debt, and asks for information for an article he is writing on the subject.
Moses H. Grinnell, New York, New York, to Peter A. (sic) Washington, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, Washington, D.C., 1855 May 14
Introduces Anthony Thornton, who is in Washington to arrange about bonded stores in New York.
Colin Macrae Ingersoll, New Haven, Connecticut, to Peter Grayson Washington, 1855 May 22
Discusses appointment of the Superintendent of the Customs House.
Henry May, Baltimore, Maryland, to Colonel Peter Grayson Washington, circa 1855 June 7
Thanks him for the item for Mr. Matson(?); comments on the appointment of Buckingham Smith to Spain.
William Henry Witte, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Peter Grayson Washington, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, Washington, D.C., 1855 June 9
Asks Washington's cooperation in getting a leave of absence for Captain J. C. Kretchmon(?).
George Wallace Jones, Dubuque, Iowa, to Peter Grayson Washington, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, Washington, D.C., 1855 June 29
Encloses a letter as an example of how Washington and Mr. Guthrie need to have clerks be more respectful; discusses question of lamps around Mr. Quigley's office.
John Mckeon, New York, New York, to Peter Grayson Washington, 1855 July 5
Supports Captain Hunter's(?) request for a transfer from New York to Lake Ontario.
W. B. Caldwell, Louisville, Kentucky, to Peter Grayson Washington, Washington City, D.C., 1855 July 8
Thanks Washington for the 3 volumes on Indians; discusses local politics.
George P. Kane, Baltimore, Maryland, to Peter Grayson Washington, Washington, D.C., 1855 July 11
Asks for assistance in a matter he has written about before.
Horation King, 1st Post Master General, Appointment Office, P.O. Department, Washington, D.C., to Peter Grayson Washington, Acting Secretary of the Treasury, Washington, D.C., 1855 August 14
Mr. Brown has been removed as Postmaster at Brandenburg, Meade County, Kentucky, and William I. Mays appointed.
John B. Floyd, New York, New York, to Peter Grayson Washington, 1855 September 9
Requests that the salary of a bookkeeper be increased.
Thomas James Duncan Fuller, Calais, Maine, to Peter Grayson Washington, D.C., 1855 September 11
Describes his recent campaign in Maine.
E. G. Eastman, Nashville, Tennessee, to Peter Grayson Washington, Washington, D.C., 1855 September 12
Needs the true story of the money advanced for Sam Medary's "outfit"; discusses the recent campaign.
William Henry Aspinwall, New York, New York, to Peter Grayson Washington, 1855 November 7
Would like an appointment soon to discuss greater facilities for freight shipped to California.
John Ross Browne, San Francisco, California, to Peter Grayson Washington, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, Washington, D.C., 1855 November 20
Glowing report on the New Customs House; discusses the failure of Landers & Brenham; asks for authority to purge prominent people "of their iniquities"; would like a position elsewhere.