Complaints of Discharged Soliders
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Complaints of Discharged Soliders
Description
Addresses complaints made to the War Accountant's Office from discharged soldiers concerning pay.
year created
1796
month created
01
day created
02
author
sent from location
War Accountant's Office
recipient
in image
notable person/group
Caleb Swan
William Simmons
Congress
discharged soldiers
notable location
War Accountant's Office
notable item/thing
schedule of warrants
complaints
pay
discharge
begging
subsistence
document number
1796010221155
page start
378
transcription
Caleb Swan Esquire Department of War
Pay Master Genl. Accountants' Office
January 2<sup>nd</sup> 1796
Sir
After congratulating you on the le=
time of a New Year of which I wish you many and happy
ones, I have to inform you that for your government you
have enclosed a Schedule of the Warrants drawn in
continuation of the last [indecipherable] you-
Complaints having been made to this Office from
various quarters that the discharged Soldier do not receive
their pay to the time of their discharge and which subjects
them to the greatest inconvenience being frequently oblig=
=ed to sell their discharge for half their value to enables
them to return to their respective homes, most being
frequently met on the road begging for a Substence.
These circumstances it is respected will be from an exressi=
=on of one of the Members, thought before Congress in order
to cause an inquiry to be made where the fault lies-
I hope the necessary steps in future will be taken to]
preevent any thing more of this kind- The poor Soldier is certain=
=ly entitled to his pay when due indeed the Act of Congress
of the 4<sup>th</sup> June 1794 Possitivly enacts that the arrears of pay
shall at no time be [<s>indecipherable</s>] longer than two months
I am &<sup>c</sup> William Simmons
Pay Master Genl. Accountants' Office
January 2<sup>nd</sup> 1796
Sir
After congratulating you on the le=
time of a New Year of which I wish you many and happy
ones, I have to inform you that for your government you
have enclosed a Schedule of the Warrants drawn in
continuation of the last [indecipherable] you-
Complaints having been made to this Office from
various quarters that the discharged Soldier do not receive
their pay to the time of their discharge and which subjects
them to the greatest inconvenience being frequently oblig=
=ed to sell their discharge for half their value to enables
them to return to their respective homes, most being
frequently met on the road begging for a Substence.
These circumstances it is respected will be from an exressi=
=on of one of the Members, thought before Congress in order
to cause an inquiry to be made where the fault lies-
I hope the necessary steps in future will be taken to]
preevent any thing more of this kind- The poor Soldier is certain=
=ly entitled to his pay when due indeed the Act of Congress
of the 4<sup>th</sup> June 1794 Possitivly enacts that the arrears of pay
shall at no time be [<s>indecipherable</s>] longer than two months
I am &<sup>c</sup> William Simmons
Item sets
Document instances
In image | In source | Location in source | |
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[view document] (1 pages) | YAA01 (447 pages) | Collection: Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript file) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859) | Letterbook A, P. 375 |
Document names
Type | Name | Location | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Author | William Simmons | War Accountant's Office | [n/a] |
Recipient | Caleb Swan | [unknown] | [n/a] |