Money Needed for Recruiting Good Men, Etc.
Document 1796Wilson complains that he has received no instructions from the Secretary of War regarding the recruiting service. He is sure he could get some good men because several have already offered to enlist but he could not take them due to a lack of money. He wants to know if the contractor is obligated to pay him money in lieu of his rations and if the contractor is supposed to provide wood for the garrison,.
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Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Wilson complains that he has received no instructions from the Secretary of War regarding the recruiting service. He is sure he could get some good men because several have already offered to enlist but he could not take them due to a lack of money. He wants to know if the contractor is obligated to pay him money in lieu of his rations and if the contractor is supposed to provide wood for the garrison,.
Date
07/08/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Governors Island
Document number
1796070870101
Page start
1
Note
Partially illegible.
Cited in Hagner to Wilson 07/11/1796
Notable persons
William Simmons
William Wilson
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Governors Island