Appointment & Duties of a Quartermaster for Hamtramck's March to the Ohio
Document 1785Joseph Carleton, War Office, directs Lieutenant Colonel Nicholas Fish, Commander of New York troops, to appoint an officer who will accompany Captain Hamtramck's march, fulfill the duties of a quartermaster, and be responsible for all disbursement of funds.
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[Public Service]
Lieutenant Colonel [undecipherable: Fisher?]
at
[War Office]
West Point
[undecipherable text in lower right corner, written vertically/sideways]
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Joseph Carleton, War Office, directs Lieutenant Colonel Nicholas Fish, Commander of New York troops, to appoint an officer who will accompany Captain Hamtramck's march, fulfill the duties of a quartermaster, and be responsible for all disbursement of funds.
Date
10/12/1785
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Office
Repository
Collection
Document number
1785101215001
Page start
1
Note
3 COLLECTIONS: one with photocopy images, two without images.
Notable persons
Lt. Col. Nicholas Fish
Joseph Carleton
Henry Knox
Mr. Hodgdon
Mr. O'Hara
Captain Hamtramck
Mr. Dun
quartermaster
Notable locations
War Office
Philadelphia
Fort Pitt
Fort McIntosh
Albany
West Point
Ohio River
Notable items
pay
subsistence
transporting
treasury
settlements
accounts
disbursements
provisions
contingency funds
knapsacks
wagons
teams
dollars
money