Half pay
Item
Type
Contemporary Copy of Letter
Title
Half pay
Description
Discusses the resolves of Congress concerning the half pay or commutation of officers.
year created
1784
month created
04
day created
29
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in image
notable person/group
William Ellery
John Pierce
Congress
office of army accounts
officers
minister of France
French officers
the public
Colonel Donald Campbell
Colonel Barbour
Colonel Tallcott [ Talbott ]
Colonel Ethan Allen
Captain Horat de Floremont
notable location
Philadelphia
France
notable item/thing
20 January 1784
questions
department
deranged
resolves
31 December 1781
half pay
resolution
26 January 1784
commutation
representation
January 1781
service
reasons
forcible and just
principles
benefits
the end of the war
derangements
promise
negative clause
resolutions
situation
doubtful characters
1776
merits
services
consideration of the public
policies
government
document number
1784042937001
page start
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | XZM09 (2 pages) | Collection: Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript file) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859) | B:369 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | John Pierce | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | William Ellery | [unknown] | [n/a] |