Denial of Pay
Item
Type
Letter
Title
Denial of Pay
Description
Discusses reasons for denial of commutation pay and half pay.
year created
1784
month created
01
day created
17
author
sent from location
West Point
recipient
in image
note
Cited in Pierce to Livingston, 02/07/1784. Cited in Livingston to Pierce, 02/01/1784.
content note
Appears to be an unsigned draft of a letter.
cited note
Cited document sent from the War Office
notable person/group
Henry B. Livingston
John Pierce
Secretary at War
Congress
notable location
West Point
notable item/thing
certificate
commutation
resolves
half pay
particular promise
clause
better situation
former resolutions
notable phrase
the resolves granting the half pay you will find extend to those officers only who continue in the service to the end of the war
it grants nothing but what was before given
I am sensible of the inequality of these resolutions but must be bound by them until I have further directions
document number
1784011721001
page start
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (1 pages) | CFE13 (1 pages) | Collection: Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript file) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859) | B:78 |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Citations | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | John Pierce | West Point | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Livingston | [unknown] | [n/a] |