Boston Jany 29^th 1863

 

Francis J Parker

                       

Sir

             I have requested payment of you for my bedding &c left in your charge. In your note of yesterday you disclaim any responsibility for it.

 

            I refer you to your letter to me under date of July 19^th in which you say, "Lieut Dana has your blanket and I have the other things, if you will tell me their value I will see you paid". Again, in your endorsement upon the back of my letter to you, dated Aug^st 3^d, in which I ordered you to deliver my bedding to Capt A P Martin, you say, "Capt Peirce's blanket &c will be disposed of as he requests".

 

            Now Sir, you have neither disposed of them as I requested or paid for them after I have informed you of their value. I again demand pay^t of you for the same.

 

            Your reference to my indebtedness to Company C, is a gratuitous insult on your part. I will here state / that I shall be most happy to pay any indebtedness or any claim that Company C may present to me.

 

            In conclusion allow me to say you have instituted a charge which you cannot substantiate.

                                                                       

Respectfully

Jonathan Peirce

 

[endorsement]

 

Jonathan Peirce

January 29 1863

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