Request for pay records verifying eligibility for membership in Cincinnati
Document 1789Letter, asks for information from the pay office to support an officer's eligibility for membership in the Society of Cincinnati
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[to Joseph Howell
11 May 1789
[Private]
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Letter, asks for information from the pay office to support an officer's eligibility for membership in the Society of Cincinnati
Date
05/11/1789
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Office
Repository
Collection
Document number
1789051115001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Joseph Howell
Caleb Swan
Lieut Colonel Monbarrot
Colonel Fennuiel
Notable locations
War Office
Boston
Notable items
attempted to be raised
claims a right of being a member of the Cincinnatti
Sec at War requests that the papes in the pay officemay be examined to ascertain whither his claim is well founded
state accounts
private
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