Cover Letter for List of Invalid Pension Applications
Document 1797Cover letter to Vice President. Enclosed lists pensioners in New Jersey with amount of disability pay awarded.
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[Legis: 2d Ses: 4th Cong:]
Communication
to the Vice President
from the Secretary at War
accompanying a List of
Invalid Pension Appli-
cants.
February 8th
1797
War-Office 7th February, 1797.
Sir,
I have the honour to transmit you herewith a list of Invalid Pension Applicants, belonging to the State of New Jersey, who have been re-examined by Physicians agreeably to a Resolve of Congress of the 18th of April 1796.
I am with great respect
Sir
your obedient Servant
James McHenry
The Honourable
the Vice President
of the United States.
[Legis: 2d Ses: 4th Cong:]
List
of Invalid Pension
Applicants.
February 8th
1797
A List of Invalid Pension Applicants belonging to the State of New Jersey, who have been re-examined by Physicians, by direction of the District Judges agreeably to a Resolve of Congress of the 18th of April 1796.
Names. Rank Ratio of disability stated by Phy[sicians]
Samuel Hull Corporal two thirds pay
John [undecipherable: probable reading Hart] Private two thirds pay
[undecipherable: probable reading Simeon] [undecipherable: probable reading Voorhees] Private half pay
Type
Document Signed
Description
Cover letter to Vice President. Enclosed lists pensioners in New Jersey with amount of disability pay awarded.
Date
02/08/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Office
Collection
Document number
1797020800001
Page start
1
Notable persons
John Adams
James McHenry
invalids
pensioner
Notable locations
War Office
New Jersey
Notable items
pensions
disability pay

