Request for Pay to be Advanced
Document 1796Geddes requested his pay be advanced before his departure to Governor's Island.
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March 14th. 96.
Sir,
Before I proceed to Governors Island I will thank you to order the Paymaster, to advance me my pay for the month of February last, being musterd for the same.
I have the Honor to be
Sir with great esteem
your obt. Servt.
[in a different hand:]
if Mr Freeman Pay Mr to the Regt of arty & Engrs Lieut [undecipherable: Geddes] has any Public unappropriated money that he can make the above Demand of Pay with, I shall be glad of it —
S. Rochfontaine
Lieut. Col. Commd.t
Stp Rochefontaine
Dist comd.r &c
[on reverse:]
Letter & orders to
Col. Rochfontaine
March [undecipherable] 1796
Stephen Rochfontaine
Lieut. Col. Commandant.
present 3
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Geddes requested his pay be advanced before his departure to Governor's Island.
Date
03/14/1796
Author
Recipient
Document number
1796031490001
Page start
6
Note
Enclosed in Freeman to Simmons, 03/18/1796.
Notable persons
Stephen Rochefontaine
Geddes
Notable locations
Governor's Island
New York