Pay Request
Document 1784McGowan - soldier in the Invalid Corps - is requesting pay. McGowan was not paid because he was not in the field with the rest of the troops.
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[from Capt Wm Gorden
rd July 8 1784
Invalid]
John Pierce Esqr
P. M. G. of the army
— Paymaster General
Type
Autograph Letter/Document Signed
Description
McGowan - soldier in the Invalid Corps - is requesting pay. McGowan was not paid because he was not in the field with the rest of the troops.
Date
01/24/1784
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Document number
1784012460001
Page start
1
Notable persons
John Pierce
John McGowan
Captain Pugh
Major Read
Notable locations
West Point
Philadelphia
West Point
Notable items
Invalid Corps
monthly subsistence