This is a manuscript letter from Robert Fulton to an associate of the Livingston family regarding an ongoing financial dispute between himself and member(s) of the Livingston family.
Ongoing correspondence between Fredrick Willi (Willie) and United States Claim and PatentAttorneys W. H. Wills & Co. regarding transfer of Power of Attorney pursuant to suing the U.S. Government for Mr. Willi's soldier's pension.
Letter, on letterhead, from the attorneys to their client, Mr. Frederick Willie, regarding the status of his ongoing claim case for a pension from the U. S. Government in recignition of his service in the Civil War.
In a letter to his friend, Meeker describes life on a Civil War gunboat and the ongoing battle against the Rebel forces. He also talks about his position as messenger boy and powder boy on the gunboat and his salary of 18 dollars a month.
