Pay for Cushing's Men
Document 1791Howell has transmitted to Cushing $290.50 by Mr. Mifflin, being one month's pay for his officers, non-commissioned officers, and privates. Mr. Mifflin has been directed to provide the officers who have not received more than two month's pay from Mr. Franks another month's pay for each of them and two month's forage for Dr. Carmichael.
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Pay Office 13 Oct 1791
[Per]
Sir
By direction of the Secy of war $90.38 [strikethrough: by Geln Bellislie but] I herewith transmit you, one month pay for Officers, Non Commissioned Officers & Privates of the Detachment under your command $50 [strikethrough: for] [strikethrough: Excluding an] agreeably to the enclosed Schedule [strikethrough: +]
I have directed Mr Mifflin that [strikethrough: provided you &] your Officer [strikethrough: has] have not received more than two months pay [strikethrough: first] of Mr Grants, to pay [strikethrough: you] [strikethrough: another] month pay for each of them & two months pay for each [strikethrough: Captain] Carmichael agreeably [strikethrough: to] the Schedule [strikethrough: enclosed] —
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Mr [undecipherable] Capt
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[13 Oct 1791 to Capt H [undecipherable] at N Brunswick]
Type
Autograph Signed Draft
Description
Howell has transmitted to Cushing $290.50 by Mr. Mifflin, being one month's pay for his officers, non-commissioned officers, and privates. Mr. Mifflin has been directed to provide the officers who have not received more than two month's pay from Mr. Franks another month's pay for each of them and two month's forage for Dr. Carmichael.
Date
10/13/1791
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Pay Office
Repository
Document number
1791101321001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Thomas H. Cushing
Joseph Howell
Notable locations
Pay Office
