Request for Increased Salary for Josiah Harmar
Document 1786Lieutenant Colonel Josiah Harmar requests increased salary to compensate for the high expenses at his post. Reminds him that Harmar has no desire to take advantage of public service but seeks only reimbursement.
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Lieutenant Colonel Josiah Harmar requests increased salary to compensate for the high expenses at his post. Reminds him that Harmar has no desire to take advantage of public service but seeks only reimbursement.
Date
05/04/1786
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Office
Collection
Document number
1786050400201
Page start
1
Note
In unbound journal marked "correspondence of General Josiah Harmar transcribed by the War Department 1812."
Notable persons
David Ramsay
Henry Knox
Josiah Harmar
Lieutenant Colonel Harmar
Troops
Congress
commanding officer
lieutenant colonel commandant
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War Office
Ohio River
Notable items
command
salary
expenses
pay
allowance
private expenses
public service
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