Pay for Detachment of Artillery

Item

Type

Letterbook

Title

Pay for Detachment of Artillery

Description

Captain Burbeck has informed him that there is one month pay for the detachment of artillery left at West Point. Encloses for the Secretary at War a list of names.

year created

1790

month created

04

day created

06

author

sent from location

West Point

recipient

in image

notable person/group

Henry Knox
William Price
Henry Burbeck
artillery
Henry Cunningham

notable location

West Point

notable item/thing

one months pay
list of names
pay

document number

1790040640155

page start

51

number of pages

1

transcription

West Point April 6th 1790 [48 in right margin]
Sir
Captain Burbeck informs me that there was one
months pay for the Detachment of artillery left at West
Point. enclosed is a list of the mens names - and
should you think proper that I should pay them I
have given Mr Henry Cunningham an Order to receive
the same -
I am sir
The Honorable
Major Genl Knox
Secrety at War
West Point April 8th 1790

Item sets

Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (1 pages) MBG01 (26 pages) Collection: Letterbook No. 2, West Point 1786-1790. P:48

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author William Price West Point [n/a]
Recipient Henry Knox [unknown] [n/a]