Five Month's Pay Owed to Claiborne's Detachment
Document 1798Claiborne encloses a payroll intended to correspond with the muster roll forwarded to the Secretary's office for April. He declares that his men are anxious to receive their pay since many of them have not been paid for five months. He warns that the money should be forwarded promptly since the lack of pay is injurious, particularly in a place where the recruiting service is carried on.
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Claiborne encloses a payroll intended to correspond with the muster roll forwarded to the Secretary's office for April. He declares that his men are anxious to receive their pay since many of them have not been paid for five months. He warns that the money should be forwarded promptly since the lack of pay is injurious, particularly in a place where the recruiting service is carried on.
Date
05/04/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Richmond Barracks
Repository
Collection
Document number
1798050470101
Page start
1
Note
Cited in Simmons to Claiborne, 05/19/1798.
Notable persons
William Simmons
Ferdinand Claiborne - Lieutenant, First US. Regiment
Lieutenant Underwood
his Company
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Richmond Barracks
Notable items
payment to John Hynson
certificate