From:
William Henry Barton
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[7 March 1855]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0044.1; Reel 1062
Summary:
Delayed paying [W. O.] Young until JH approves papers on Hannibal claim [for ship's salvage].
Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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Delayed paying [W. O.] Young until JH approves papers on Hannibal claim [for ship's salvage].
Encloses two Mint documents relating to wages for Patrick Shanahan and another worker. JH failed to return papers on Hannibal claim.
Expects difficulty with wages listed for Patrick Shanahan and one other worker at Mint. Find documents that authorized JH to pay additional overtime wages during coinage pressure of last two years.