Pay for Doctors Muirhead and Kerr
Document 1800Directs Rivardi to pay Dr. Muirhead and Dr. Kerr as assistants or surgeon's mates if they will accept it.
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[Copy] Extract of a Letter from the Secretary of War to Major J. J. Ulrich Rivardi commanding at Niagara. Augt 2. 1800
"It appears that Dr Muirhead attended from the 29th of August tile the 9th of Nov.r 1799; and Dr Kerr from the 9th Nov.r 1799 till the 14th of Jany. 1800.
If the Gentlemen are willing to accept of the pay of assistant or Surgeon's Mate in the Service of the United States, their Bill for the amount will be duly honored. You will be pleased to notify them accordingly."
Pay 30 Drs
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James Muirhead
Robert Kerr
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Type
Extract
Description
Directs Rivardi to pay Dr. Muirhead and Dr. Kerr as assistants or surgeon's mates if they will accept it.
Date
08/12/1800
Author
Recipient
Document number
1800081200001
Notable persons
Jonathan Newman
John Jacob Ulrich Rivardi
Secretary of War
Samuel Dexter
Dr. James Muirhead
Dr. Robert Kerr
surgeon's mate
Notable locations
Niagara
Notable items
pay
bill
forage