Pay of Regiments and Foreign Officers
Item
Type
Autograph Letter
Title
Pay of Regiments and Foreign Officers
Description
Discusses pay of a regiment and foreign officers. Explains that a foreign officer with pay certificates for the troops is missing. Discusses the method by which agents are to distribute certificates to regiments.
year created
1784
month created
01
day created
20
author
sent from location
West Point
recipient
in image
content note
Number designation of the Regiment of Dragoons is illegible.
notable person/group
Joseph Howell
John Pierce
Regiment of Dragoons
foreign officers
Major Murnian
Captain Van Gur
Congress
the Line
Colonel Buckner
notable location
West Point
West Point
notable item/thing
amount for monies paid
certificates
post
private conveyance
register
arrears due
troop
public notice
information
his hands
this country
commutation
diligent inquiry
the most prompt methods
the matter
between ourselves
measures
reputation
probability of success
answer
resolution of Congress
November
regiments
less public expense
more reasonable allowance
counties
the tour of the state
the Line
agent
expense and trouble
two tours
regimental account
notable phrase
the greatest safety to my reputation
he may advertize to be at different places
document number
1784012037101
page start
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | XZS07 (2 pages) | Collection: Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript file) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859) | B:371 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | John Pierce | West Point | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Joseph Howell | [unknown] | [n/a] |