Bounty for Infantry & Artillerists
Document 1800By existing law the troops are entitled to rations, or an equivalent in money, until they reach their homes at the rate of twenty miles per day so Swan is ordered to make an estimate of the funds needed to meet this expenditure and forward it.
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Description
By existing law the troops are entitled to rations, or an equivalent in money, until they reach their homes at the rate of twenty miles per day so Swan is ordered to make an estimate of the funds needed to meet this expenditure and forward it.
Date
05/23/1800
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Plainfield, New Jersey
Collection
Document number
1800052337600
Page start
1
Notable persons
Caleb Swan
Alexander Hamilton
Deputy Paymaster General
troops
Notable locations
Plainfield, New Jersey
Head Quarters
Headquarters
home
Notable items
rations
money
pay