Item 35: A Letter by Charles C. Gaylord to Lord Butler, 1797 March 27
Item — Box: 12, Folder: 75
Dates
- 1797 March 27
Creator
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Extent
From the Collection: 17 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Type of Material:
Letter/Correspondence
Condition Note:
Fair. The page has discoloration and the ink is smudged in the middle of the page.
Measurements:
4 ¾ in. x 6 7/16 in.
Title:
Assortment of Letters
Description:
The following item depicts a memo and letter written by Charles Gaylord to Lord Butler. In the letter, Gaylord writes that at an annual meeting for the town that took place on March 17, 1797, Enos Seward and Stephen Harrison were named persons on a committee for particular county business. It does not state what that business is specifically, but there is an additional note by the author that this notice should not have been made return on until another meeting of General return was to be heard in the following month.
This item was originally curated with Series II: the McClintock Family Series, as part of a binder, original number 1.6 Binder: Andrew McClintock Correspondence and Biographical Materials and Photo, 1831-1881. The binder was dissolved in processing the collection and items pertaining to the Susquehanna Claim and General Wyoming Valley Collection moved to corresponding collections.
Location:
Wilkes-Barre
Transcription:
Front:
Sir I inform that at the annual Town-Meeting the [illegible] 17 March 1797 The inhabitants of Huntington made choice of Mr Enos Seward Sen[io]r & Mr Stephen Harrison Agents for Committee to meet the Counties (sic) Committee on any occasion Required certified by me Huntington March 27 AD 1797 Charles C. Gaylord Clerk
NB [nota bene] I should not have made Return of these till I make a General Return in April Court week but in agening(?) Some exigency might Require their attendance prior to Court &c [etcetera]
Back: Lord Butler Es[uire] [Cuts off] Wilk[es Barre] [Cuts off]
Sir I inform that at the annual Town-Meeting the [illegible] 17 March 1797 The inhabitants of Huntington made choice of Mr Enos Seward Sen[io]r & Mr Stephen Harrison Agents for Committee to meet the Counties (sic) Committee on any occasion Required certified by me Huntington March 27 AD 1797 Charles C. Gaylord Clerk
NB [nota bene] I should not have made Return of these till I make a General Return in April Court week but in agening(?) Some exigency might Require their attendance prior to Court &c [etcetera]
Back: Lord Butler Es[uire] [Cuts off] Wilk[es Barre] [Cuts off]
Repository Details
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84 W South St.
Wilkes-Barre PA 18701 US
570-408-2000
570-408-7823 (Fax)
ask.archives@wilkes.edu