Request for Pay of Soldiers to Avoid Desertion
Document 1794Enclosed muster roll for November, requested pay as troops are in much need of the money and Sedam believed they might desert if pay is not received. He cited the fact that the "laboring men" receive regular pay while the troops have not been paid in four months, which he believed was disheartening.
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Enclosed muster roll for November, requested pay as troops are in much need of the money and Sedam believed they might desert if pay is not received. He cited the fact that the "laboring men" receive regular pay while the troops have not been paid in four months, which he believed was disheartening.
Date
12/07/1794
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Governers Island
Document number
1794120770001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Joseph Howell
Captain Cornelius Sedam
troops
laboring men
laborers
deserter
Notable locations
Governor's Island
New York
Notable items
money
desertion
muster roll
pay
late pay