Decision to pay discharged troops 6 months pay
Document 1791Vanden Brock conveyed Secretary of War Knox's approval of Howell's proposal to pay men discharged on six months pay and let the residue remain until settlement of their accounts can be completed.
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[Dr Morgan's repl.
upon the subject of the
F. Arty of Pho.
enclosing the resolutions
of the Board of Health on
that Subject —
Received Decr 11. 1799 —]
Type
Document Signed
Description
Vanden Brock conveyed Secretary of War Knox's approval of Howell's proposal to pay men discharged on six months pay and let the residue remain until settlement of their accounts can be completed.
Date
02/03/1791
Recipient
Sent from
War Department
Repository
Document number
1791020315001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Joseph Howell
R. J.
Vanden Brock
Secretary of War
discharged soldiers
Notable locations
War Department
Notable items
accounts
pay