Pay, Powder Casks, & Arms Chests
Item
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Title
Pay, Powder Casks, & Arms Chests
Description
Discusses the means of his receiving his pay and emoluments; discusses the condition of the department's powder casks and arms chests and boxes.
year created
1784
month created
07
day created
02
author
sent from location
West Point
recipient
in collection
in image
notable person/group
Joseph Carleton
William Price
General Knox
Commissary of Military Stores
paymaster
artificer
garrison
cooper
Quartermaster General's Department
troops that remain in service
notable location
West Point
New York
War Office
notable item/thing
department
pay
emoluments
office
subsistence
corps
served
appointment
derangement
disputes
settlement
accounts
casks
powder
bad order
summer
airing
cheaper
contracts
staves
fall
chests
boxes
arms
ammunition
transported
money
means
personal service
public property
order
difficulties
notable phrase
very much out of repair
shattered to pieces
I have no means in power to remedy this
money is out of the question
document number
1784070255055
page start
3
number of pages
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (40 pages) | MBD01 (40 pages) | Collection: Letterbook No. 1, West Point 1784-1786. | P:2 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | William Price | West Point | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Joseph Carleton | [unknown] | [n/a] |