Pay of the Hospital Department

Item

Type

Letter

Title

Pay of the Hospital Department

Description

Requests a list of the gentlemen of the Hospital Department entitled to the commutation of five years full pay under the 1781 resolution of Congress. Asks whether officers who resigned are entitled to the commutation pay. Requests information about the resignations or service positions of several doctors who served in the army hospital.

year created

1784

month created

01

day created

05

author

sent from location

West Point

recipient

in image

note

Cited in Cochran to Pierce, 01/13/1784.

content note

Information based on the content of Cochran to Pierce 01/13/1784.

cited note

Cited document sent from the War Office

notable person/group

Cochran
John Pierce
gentlemen
officers
Tellosson
Timer
Crosby
doctor

notable location

West Point
Hospital Department

notable item/thing

commutation
pay

document number

1784010521001

page start

1

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Document instances

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[view document] (2 pages) YZB22 (2 pages) Collection: Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript file) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859) B:375
[view document] (0 pages) [no image] Collection: Citations [unknown]

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author John Pierce West Point [n/a]
Recipient John Cochran [unknown] [n/a]