Support for the West Point garrison
Item
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Title
Support for the West Point garrison
Description
John Pierce notifies the Chairman of the Committee of the United States of a directive issued by the Superintendent of Finance to draw a sum of money to support the troop garrison at West Point.
year created
1784
month created
07
day created
11
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
in collection
recipient note
Chairman of the Committee of Congress.
notable person/group
John Pierce
Chairman of the Committee of the United States
Superintendent of Finance
American Regiment
Paymaster
congress
troops
notable location
Philadelphia
Boston
West Point
notable item/thing
subsistence
accounts
money
dollars
notable phrase
The Superintendant of Finance having "enjoined" me to draw a sum of money from Boston for the subsistence of the troops at West Point, I committed the draft into the hands of the paymaster of the American Regiment
document number
1784071115001
page start
1
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Document instances
In image | In source | Location in source | |
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[view document] (2 pages) | XMS25 (2 pages) | Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) | B: 449 |
[view document] (2 pages) | XMS25a (2 pages) | Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) | B: 449 |
Document names
Type | Name | Location | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Author | John Pierce | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
Recipient | Chairman of the Committee of the United States, 1784 | [unknown] | [n/a] |