Statement of pay of petty officers, seamen, and Marines for examination
Document 1797Statement of pay of petty officers, seamen, and Marines for examination. Notes that there is a surplus of $150 and asks how it might be applied, since Congress took no notice of Quartermasters or Yeoman of the sheets. Asks for recommendations on what clothing the Marines should have and who should absorb the costs. Discusses regulating pay of petty officers and closes by asking for any information that may be of benefit to the service.
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Type
Letterbook
Description
Statement of pay of petty officers, seamen, and Marines for examination. Notes that there is a surplus of $150 and asks how it might be applied, since Congress took no notice of Quartermasters or Yeoman of the sheets. Asks for recommendations on what clothing the Marines should have and who should absorb the costs. Discusses regulating pay of petty officers and closes by asking for any information that may be of benefit to the service.
Date
08/05/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Office
Document number
1797080535055
Page start
276
Notable persons
Captain Thomas Truxton
Truxtun
Josiah Fox
petty officers
seamen
Marines
Congress
Quartermasters
Yeoman of the sheets
Secretary of War
James McHenry
War Department
War Office
naval superintendent
naval constructor
Navy Constructor
Notable locations
War Office
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Congress
Notable items
pay
manning