Wages for chaplain
Document 1791Informs Major Stagg that the Massachusetts regiment received wages for the chaplain. Asks Stagg to report this back to the Secretary at War.
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Sir
You were pleased to inform the S of of your having [undecipherable: Investigated] by the Books of Jonathan Trumbulls [undecipherable: Assignees] late P. M. Genl that Colonel Learned received the pay of his Regiment for the months of January, February & March 1776. the Abstract for these months includes a Chaplain at the Rate of ten pounds, [undecipherable: lawfuen] p month — further than this it does not appear that Colo Learned received the pay of the Chaplain —
I am Sir
your Hbl St
Joseph Howell
July 21. 1796.
[seal]
[Major John & Pay]
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Informs Major Stagg that the Massachusetts regiment received wages for the chaplain. Asks Stagg to report this back to the Secretary at War.
Date
02/24/1791
Author
Recipient
Document number
1791022437001
Page start
2
Notable persons
John Stagg
Joseph Howell
[Henry Knox]
Jonathan Trumbull
Colonel Learned
chaplain
[Jesse Ives]
chief clerk
Secretary of War
Major John Stagg
Notable locations
Massachusetts
Notable items
books
pay
pay of Regiment
rate of ten pounds