Description of Payroll Discrepancy

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Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Description

Vance asks why his official pay period starts after the date he considers his appointment. He explains the discrepancy between the muster rolls and actual enlistment.

Date

08/19/1799

Recipient

Sent from

Philadelphia

Document number

1799081940001

Page start

1

Notable persons

James McHenry
Samuel Vance
General MacPherson
William MacPherson
troops
William Simmons
Paymaster General
Caleb Swan

Notable locations

Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Northampton, Pennsylvania
Western Frontier
Accountants Office

Notable items

accounts
Northampton expedition
rate
musters
correspondence
objections
compensation