Pay of the Army in the Northwestern Territory

Paymaster Caleb Swan presents a statement of the pay of the Army in the Northwestern Territory including the following posts: Detroit, Miami, Defiance, Fort Wayne, Greeneville, Fort Washington, and Fort Knox, Fort Massac. Swan laments the difficulty of making advancements to officers when the law will not define entitlements. Swan can offer no reason why troops are not paid, except that they may be out of reach. Swan's ideas for future troop payments would be based on his being stationary at Fort Washington. He is bound for Philadelphia, where he can say more about it. He apologizes for paying out of estimates, and lays the blame on Generals Wayne and Wilkinson. It was contrary to Swan's wishes and the aforementioned officers are responsible for deviations from the law. He has acted in these cases as only acted upon. He suggests that he will be compelled to report this situation to legal channels.

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