Request for funding

Item

Type

Author's Letterbook Copy

Title

Request for funding

Description

John Pierce sends to Robert Morris a request for funding to be expended for troop rations.

year created

1784

month created

09

day created

29

author

sent from location

Pay Office, Philadelphia

recipient

in image

notable person/group

Robert Morris
John Pierce
superintendant of finance
Pennsylvania troops

notable location

Pay Office, Philadelphia

notable item/thing

warrant
rations

notable phrase

The secretary in the war office has drawn a warrant on me

document number

1784092937201

page start

1

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (3 pages) XZT17 (3 pages) Collection: Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript file) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859) B:371

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author John Pierce Pay Office, Philadelphia [n/a]
Recipient Robert Morris [unknown] [n/a]