Request for Pay of Soldiers
Document 1794Sent along muster rolls, but uncertain if his method and format for submission were correct as Frye never received blank rolls or instructions on how to submit the documents for approval. Requested pay for his soldiers based on the rolls Frye transmitted, and if they paid is being withheld due to the method in which he submitted the documents, Frye requested immediate instruction. Frye stated that paying the soldiers would encourage enlistment of new recruits and retention of soldiers.
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Sent along muster rolls, but uncertain if his method and format for submission were correct as Frye never received blank rolls or instructions on how to submit the documents for approval. Requested pay for his soldiers based on the rolls Frye transmitted, and if they paid is being withheld due to the method in which he submitted the documents, Frye requested immediate instruction. Frye stated that paying the soldiers would encourage enlistment of new recruits and retention of soldiers.
Date
12/06/1794
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Salem
Document number
1794120670101
Page start
1
Note
Cited in Howell to Frye 12/18/1794.
Notable persons
Joseph Howell
Frederick Frye
accountant
artillerists
engineers
recruits
soldiers
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Salem
Massachusetts
War Office
War Department
Notable items
account
bill
muster
roll
duplicate
blanks
pay
necessities
conveniences
supplies
provisions
clothing