Finding a Paymaster, Etc.
Document 1798Capt. Bruff declines having anything more to do with paying the troops unless he receives the compensation allowed to paymasters. This causes some uneasiness since there is no other officer at Niagara who would undertake a task that Rivardi himself would also decline unless it was an absolute necessity.
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Capt. Bruff declines having anything more to do with paying the troops unless he receives the compensation allowed to paymasters. This causes some uneasiness since there is no other officer at Niagara who would undertake a task that Rivardi himself would also decline unless it was an absolute necessity.
Date
07/10/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Niagara
Document number
1798071070101
Page start
1
Notable persons
William Simmons
John Jacob Ulrich Rivardi
Notable locations
War Department
Niagara