Pay of the Detachment Embarking from Providence
Document 1791Knox has ordered a sum of money to be transmitted to Colonel Olney for one month's pay of the detachment leaving from Providence. If ithe detachment has not embarked the money should be given to the commanding officers. If it has embarked, Olney should retain the money until further orders arrive.
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War department,
June 21, 1791.
Sir,
I have ordered that a sum of money be placed in your hands, for the payment of one month's pay of a detachment about to embark from Providence.
In the uncertainty whether the detachment has embarked, or not, I have taken the liberty to trouble you on the occasion — If it has not, you will pay the amount to the commanding officers. If it has, you will please to retain the money in your hands until further orders.
I am Sir,
Your very humble Serv.t
H Knox
Colonel Jeremiah Olney —
[endorsement on cover: From Genl Knox [undecipherable]
1791]
Type
Letter Signed
Description
Knox has ordered a sum of money to be transmitted to Colonel Olney for one month's pay of the detachment leaving from Providence. If ithe detachment has not embarked the money should be given to the commanding officers. If it has embarked, Olney should retain the money until further orders arrive.
Date
06/21/1791
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Department
Repository
Document number
1791062100001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Jeremiah Olney
Henry Knox
Notable locations
War Department
Providence
Notable items
uncertainty whether the detachment has embarked