Surgeon General's Compensation
Document 1792Request for a decision regarding Surgeon General's (Doctor Wellford's) compensation. Washington wants to know of his professional abilities. Advances $500 to this officer.
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[Extract of a Letter from]
[Commander in Chief to Secty of War]
[18th Decr 1794.]
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Type
Extract of Letter
Description
Request for a decision regarding Surgeon General's (Doctor Wellford's) compensation. Washington wants to know of his professional abilities. Advances $500 to this officer.
Date
12/18/1792
Author
Recipient
Repository
Collection
Document number
1792121840001
Page start
1
Note
Extract of letter from the Commander in Chief to the Secretary of War.
Notable persons
Henry Knox
Anthony Wayne
Doctor Wellford
G.D. Taylor
Aide de Camp
Commander in Chief
Secretary of War
the President [Washington]
Notable locations
War Department
Notable items
Surgeon-General's Report
compensation
liberal reward
appointment
professional abilities of the gentleman
advance of six hundred dollars