Half-Pay for Former Continental Officers
Item
Type
Autograph Letter/Document Signed
Title
Half-Pay for Former Continental Officers
Description
Livingston is suggesting that compensation be arranged for those officers who were recently mustered out of the Army. An earlier Resolution of Congress in 1780 had provided half-pay for life for officers such as these but it applied only to those mustered out in 1780. He suggests that this arrangement be made for all officers who served.
year created
1784
month created
02
day created
01
author
sent from location
New York
recipient
sent to location
West Point
in image
content note
Only the first page of this letter is legible so the gist is based on the content of the first page.
notable person/group
John Pierce
Henry B. Livingston
Congress
the Army
General Washington
officers
notable location
West Point
New York
notable item/thing
reform
Army
provision
service
representation
half-pay for life
Resolutions of October 1780
document number
1784020170001
page start
1
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (4 pages) | CFE20 (4 pages) | Collection: Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript file) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859) | B:78 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Livingston | New York | [n/a] |
| Recipient | John Pierce | West Point | [n/a] |