Payroll for a Detachment of New Jersey Cavalry

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Majr Jas Dunhams receipts to P Nevill from pay of himself & Capt Alstone’s Troop 224 - for pay of a detacht the Jersey Cavalry 452 [Total] $676 Pay Roll Colo Presley Nevill Pay Master Genl Militia Army Sir, Pay Major James Dunham Two Hundred and twenty four dollars for One Months pay for Major Dunham & for Lieut. Alstons Pay Roll agreably to amount herein stated, for services on the expedition against the Insurgents of Pensylvania and this shall be your warrant for the same Henry Lee Pay Roll of a Detachment of New Jersey Cavalry in the Service of the United States commanded by Major James Dunham, for part of the months of October & November 1794.

Names Rank Commencement of Service or of this Settlement Expiration of Service or of the Settlement Term of Service Charge Pay Appr Month Dols.

James Dunham Major 6 October 6 November 1 Month [blank] Days 50

Amount of the Pay Roll of Leuit Isaac Alston Troop No. 1 174 Dollars I have compared the above Statement with the Company Pay Roll & find it accurate. [signed] Jas Dunham Major Pittsbg 24 Nov. 1794 Recd of Presley Nevill Paymaster to the Militia Army Two Hundred & twenty four Dolls the full amt of one Months pay for Lt Isaac Alstons Troop of N Jersey Cavalry & one month for myself as Major of said Cavalry.
224 Dolls Jas Dunham Major

Type

Document Signed

Description

Pay order and pay roll for a detachment of New Jersey Cavalry for service during the Whiskey Rebellion.

Date

11/24/1794

Author

Document number

1794112490101

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Notable persons

Presley Nevill
Henry Lee
Col. Presley Nevil
Paymaster General Militia Army
Major James Dunham
Lt. Isaac Alston
detachment of New Jersey Cavalry.

Notable locations

Pittsburgh.

Notable items

pay
warrant
pay roll.