Appointment & Duties of a Quartermaster for Hamtramck's March to the Ohio
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Appointment & Duties of a Quartermaster for Hamtramck's March to the Ohio
Description
Joseph Carleton, War Office, directs Lieutenant Colonel Nicholas Fish, Commander of New York troops, to appoint an officer who will accompany Captain Hamtramck's march, fulfill the duties of a quartermaster, and be responsible for all disbursement of funds.
year created
1785
month created
10
day created
12
author
sent from location
War Office
recipient
in collection
note
3 COLLECTIONS: one with photocopy images, two without images.
notable person/group
Lt. Col. Nicholas Fish
Joseph Carleton
Henry Knox
Mr. Hodgdon
Mr. O'Hara
Captain Hamtramck
Mr. Dun
quartermaster
notable location
War Office
Philadelphia
Fort Pitt
Fort McIntosh
Albany
West Point
Ohio River
notable item/thing
pay
subsistence
transporting
treasury
settlements
accounts
disbursements
provisions
contingency funds
knapsacks
wagons
teams
dollars
money
document number
1785101215001
page start
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (4 pages) | DCB20 (4 pages) | Collection: Jonathan Cass Papers | V: 4 |
| [view document] (0 pages) | WEB18 (0 pages) | Collection: Typed Versions | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Nicholas Fish Papers, mm79-05217. Letterbook: 'Copies of Military Correspondence of Lieutenant Colonel Nicholas Fish, 1785-1786,' [typed transcripts]. | p: 100-101 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Joseph Carleton | War Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Nicholas Fish | [unknown] | [n/a] |