Use of Recruiting Funds by Captain Blackburn
Document 1796Pickering discusses the case of the late Lieutenant Grayson who was given recruiting money by Captain Blackburn but never acquired any recruits. It appears that Capt. Blackburn was justified in making the payment but Pickering challenges the actions of the accountant who seems to treat every man settling an account as a rascal.
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Autograph Letter Signed
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Pickering discusses the case of the late Lieutenant Grayson who was given recruiting money by Captain Blackburn but never acquired any recruits. It appears that Capt. Blackburn was justified in making the payment but Pickering challenges the actions of the accountant who seems to treat every man settling an account as a rascal.
Date
01/21/1796
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Document number
1796012100001
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Notable persons
Oliver Wolcott, Jr.
Timothy Pickering
Jesse Taylor
Captain Blackburn
Henry Knox
Lieutenant Grayson
recruits
corps of artillery
Secretary of War
subalterns
Colonel Grayson
Accountant
Notable items
certificate on oath
money
recruiting
enlist
payment
resigning
public money
account