Transportation Assistance for Capt Samuel Nance, Paymaster to the Troops
Document 1799Request to provide Captain Samuel Vance, paymaster to troops on western frontier, with means of transporting his baggage to Pittsburgh.
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War department August 5.th 1799.
Sir,
I have to request that you will provide Captain Samuel b. Nance Paymaster to the Troops on the Western frontier with the means of transporting his baggage to Pittsburg —
I am Sir
Your obedt servants.
James McHenry
John Wilkins Jun.r Esqr
& mcyers
Type
Document Signed
Description
Request to provide Captain Samuel Vance, paymaster to troops on western frontier, with means of transporting his baggage to Pittsburgh.
Date
08/05/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Department
Document number
1799080500501
Page start
1
Notable persons
John Wilkins Jr
James McHenry
Captain Samuel C. Vance
Paymaster
Notable locations
War Department
Western frontiers
Pittsburgh
Notable items
transportation
baggage