Pay of Officers and Prisoners of War
Item
Type
Draft Letter
Title
Pay of Officers and Prisoners of War
Description
Discusses half pay and commutation for line and staff officers. Discusses half pay for those taken prisoner during the war.
year created
1784
month created
01
day created
20
author
sent from location
West Point
recipient
in image
note
Addressed to President of Congress
content note
Enclosure to Pierce to Williamson 01/20/1784.
notable person/group
Thomas Mifflin
John Pierce
President of Congress
Congress
line officers
staff officers
prisoners
officers
notable location
West Point
notable item/thing
questions
settlement
the army
interests
reasons
conduct
intentions
appointments
the war
commutation of majors
claim
resolutions
half pay
extra allowance
staff appointments
terms of a resolve
sense of Congress
same cases
offices
commissions in the line
justice
precedent
captivity
resolve
the Line
state
the service
proper evidence
full pay
demand
totally rejected
intentions of Congress
clauses of the resolve
declaration
document number
1784012037201
page start
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | XZP12 (2 pages) | Collection: Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript file) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859) | B:370 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | John Pierce | West Point | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Thomas Mifflin | [unknown] | [n/a] |