Report on the Petition of Major Taylor
Document 1790Report on the petition of Major William Taylor of the Virginia Line for commutation of pay.
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The Commissioner of Army Accounts upon the petition of Major William Taylor of the late Virginia Line, referred to him by the Secretary of War respectfully Reports.
That upon application to his files of persons accounts adjusted in his office, he finds that the claim of the Petitioner for Commutation of Pay has been finally settled, and that on the 2nd of June 1789 Certificates were issued to John Hopkins Esqr of Richmond in Virginia agreeably to the order of the Petitioner in his favor —
As the circumstance of the Settlement was probably not known by Major Taylor previous to the transmittal of his petition
Type
Draft Letter
Description
Report on the petition of Major William Taylor of the Virginia Line for commutation of pay.
Date
06/10/1790
Author
Recipient
Document number
1790061040001
Notable persons
Henry Knox
Joseph Howell
Major William Taylor
Virginia Line
John Hopkins
Congress
Commissioner of Army Accounts
Secretary of War
Notable locations
Office of Army Accounts
Richmond
Virginia
Notable items
report
petition
files of officers accounts
office
claim
commutation of pay
settled
certificates
settlement

