Pay for Troops in Absence of Captain Blackburn
Document 1797Secretary of War stated that pay for the troops at Fort Norfolk to proceed in the manner as if Captain Blackburn was at Post. Simmons assured Saunders that the manner in which the money was transferred was not from any mismanagement or want of confidence in Saunders.
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Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Secretary of War stated that pay for the troops at Fort Norfolk to proceed in the manner as if Captain Blackburn was at Post. Simmons assured Saunders that the manner in which the money was transferred was not from any mismanagement or want of confidence in Saunders.
Date
09/13/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1797091321755
Page start
285
Notable persons
Lieutenant John Saunders
William Simmons
Captain Richard Blackburn
troops secretary of war
Notable locations
Ft. Norfolk near Norfolk Virginia
Accountant's Office
Notable items
money
pay
disburse