Pay of troops

Item

Type

Draft Letter

Title

Pay of troops

Description

Discusses payment of the subsistence and pay for the troops

year created

1784

month created

02

day created

24

author

sent from location

West Point

recipient

in image

note

addressed to Mr. Morris

Image upgrade needed.

content note

Includes words lined through in the draft.

notable person/group

Robert Morris
John Pierce
Commanding officer of West Point
General Washington
troops

notable location

West Point
New York

notable item/thing

estimate
subsistence
troops
pay
money
justice
public
business
payment
every individual
real necessity
the present

document number

1784022437002

page start

1

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (2 pages) XZP09 (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 Robert Morris [unknown] [n/a]