Concern about Money for Troops
Document 1799The orderly sergeant and a private of the author's company deserted, stealing over $200. He caught the men outside of Baltimore.
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had contributed [undecipherable] to get [undecipherable]
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from where I did not get back [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
days ago [undecipherable] I had the [undecipherable] to [undecipherable]
the [undecipherable] not [see: undecipherable] they had got gone
to Baltimore [undecipherable] you how my account
for [expenses: undecipherable] incurred in [pursuing: undecipherable] Denton while
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by the [undecipherable] date —
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
The orderly sergeant and a private of the author's company deserted, stealing over $200. He caught the men outside of Baltimore.
Date
04/04/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
West Point
Collection
Document number
1799040470001
Page start
1
Note
Difficult to read
Notable persons
William Simmons
J. Stiles
private
deserters
orderly sergeant
Earl
Perry
Dougherty
Notable locations
New York
Baltimore
Trenton
West Point
Notable items
desertion
account for expenses
recruiting service
apprehended

