Extra Pay for Conveying Letters and Dispatches
Document 1797The practice of paying a half-dollar per trip to the soldier who conveys public letters and dispatches between Peekskill and West Point is authorized by McHenry.
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Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
The practice of paying a half-dollar per trip to the soldier who conveys public letters and dispatches between Peekskill and West Point is authorized by McHenry.
Date
05/29/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Office
Document number
1797052900101
Page start
1
Notable persons
Stephen Rochefontaine
James McHenry
Notable locations
War Office