Payment of Troops and Mounted Militia Under General Wayne
Document 1794Wolcott explains the sums provided for the pay of the troops and mounted militia serving under Major General Wayne.
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[11. August 1794
t 1. G[undecipherable]
(Encl: folio 371.)]
[Henry Knox,
Sec]
Phila. 11 August 1794
[undecipherable: Throckmorton]
I have to acknowledge your favor of the 8. instant, with the following Warrants designed for the pay of the Troops and the mounted Militia serving under the orders of Major General Wayne.
One — for the sum of Thirty six thousand four hundred and fifty Dollars being for the pay, subsistence and forage of the troops at Head Quarters Fort Knox, Steuben &c. for the months of August and September 1794. —
One — for Sixty Thousand Dollars being on account of the pay of the mounted Volunteers of Kentucky, and also
One — for Two thousand five hundred Dollars and ninety Cents being for the pay, subsistence and forage of the troops at Fort Pitt & its Dependencies (including Captain [undecipherable: Heths] attachment when pay commences the first of January 1794.) for the Months of August and Septem: 1794. —
Due regard shall be paid to the subject matter of your letter and the necessary measures adopted for forwarding the proceed of the abovementioned Warrants [strikethrough: as] the [undecipherable] by the Secretary of the Treasury.
Type
Autograph Draft Letter
Description
Wolcott explains the sums provided for the pay of the troops and mounted militia serving under Major General Wayne.
Date
08/11/1794
Author
Recipient
Repository
Collection
Document number
1794081140001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Henry Knox
Oliver Wolcott, Jr.
Notable locations
Fort Knox
Fort Steuben
Kentucky
Fort Pitt

