Regarding Pay Claim for Examination of Military Stores
Item
Type
Letter, Type Undetermined
Title
Regarding Pay Claim for Examination of Military Stores
Description
Letter, discusses claim against U.S. for services rendered in examining public stores.
short description
Ltr, dis claim against public stores.
year created
1787
month created
12
day created
04
author
sent from location
Providence
recipient
sent to location
War Office
in collection
in image
note
Cited in Knox to Olney, 12/15/1787.
notable person/group
Henry Knox
Jeremiah Olney
Maj. Josiah Flagg
Gen. Sullivan
Gov. Bowen
notable location
War Office
Providence
United States
India
South Kingstown
Freetown
Paverton
Rhode Island
notable item/thing
services & expences
first safe conveyance
particularly serviceable to me at this time
day I received the key
run the risque to take them without hearing from you
should their claims be satisfactory to you please signify the same
taken the liberty to enclose my account
afterwards deposited with the public ordnance instead of being returned to said owners
satisfied in my own mind as to the justness of these two gentlemen's claim to the cannon
included in the public returns of ordnance
objected to the delivery of them before your pleasure was known
stated their claims in a letter to you
india ship
informs me that they lent these cannon into the public service at the request of Gen. Sullivan in the expedition against Rhode Island in the campaign of 1778
which was not included in the above return
should I make any further discovery of stores I will do myself the honor to communicate the same
have to acquaint you that the owners of Hope Furnace have taken two 18 pound cannon from the public deposit in this town which they claim as their property
four & three pound iron cannon
discovered there is a quantity of round and unfixed grape shott
since I had the honor of addressing transmitting to you a return of public stores
document number
1787120440001
page start
1
number of pages
2
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | AWA11 (2 pages) | Collection: Jeremiah Olney Papers | B:1777-1813, F:1787. |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Jeremiah Olney | Providence | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | War Office | [n/a] |