The Army's Foreign Officers
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
The Army's Foreign Officers
Description
Joseph Carleton sends a list of Foreign Officers that served with the American Army to John Pierce.
year created
1784
month created
02
day created
13
author
sent from location
War Office
recipient
sent to location
Westpoint
note
Some or all of the pages of this file are wholly or in part illegible.
notable person/group
John Pierce
Joseph Carleton
Mr. Morris
Russian Army
Frenchman
Dutchmen
Russians
Polish
Foreign officers
Engineers
notable location
Westpoint
War Office
Annapolis
Potomack
Europe
notable item/thing
warrants
service
petitions
pay
settlement
notable phrase
I answer that every Frenchman, Dutchman, Russian, or Pole who have served in our Army from one month to six years [?] the commencement of the late war and the last of the year 80 and 81 took very good care before they [?} the country to have their accounts settled [?] not paid off - these cannot be the men you refer to
document number
1784021315001
page start
1
number of pages
4
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (5 pages) | ZWT08 (5 pages) | Collection: Letters Received by the Paymaster General, Jun 17, 1778-Jul 6, 1785. (RG217) | [unknown] |
| [view document] (4 pages) | ZWT08a (4 pages) | Collection: Letters Received by the Paymaster General, Jun 17, 1778-Jul 6, 1785. (RG217) | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Joseph Carleton | War Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | John Pierce | Westpoint | [n/a] |