Stoppage of the Pay of deceased Major General Richard Butler
Item
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Title
Stoppage of the Pay of deceased Major General Richard Butler
Description
General Richard Butler's widow - Maria Butler - is asked to transmit the deceased General's vouchers to the War Department so that the stoppages can be lifted and the General's pay transmitted promptly to her. Butler was killed during Arthur St. Clair's defeat in November 1793.
year created
1794
month created
03
day created
19
author
sent from location
Accountant's Office
recipient
sent to location
Pittsburgh
in collection
in image
notable person/group
Maria Butler
Joseph Howell
Richard Butler
wife
widow
notable location
Pittsburgh
Accountant's Office
notable item/thing
pay
stoppage
receipts
appropriation
notable idea/issue
women war department
St. Clair's defeat
document number
1794031921055
page start
59
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | YGA01 (408 pages) | Collection: Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853) | V:137; P:59 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Joseph Howell | Accountant's Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Maria Butler | Pittsburgh | [n/a] |