Problem Regarding Subsistence for Hamtramck's March Being Funded with Bank Notes
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Problem Regarding Subsistence for Hamtramck's March Being Funded with Bank Notes
Description
The Treasury issued bank notes instead of cash for the subsistence of Captain Hamtramck's company on the march. Joseph Carleton, War Office, explains this problematic circumstance to LtCol Nicholas Fish.
year created
1785
month created
10
day created
15
author
sent from location
New York
recipient
sent to location
West Point
in collection
note
3 COLLECTIONS: one with photocopy images, two without images.
notable person/group
Lieutenant Colonel Nicholas Fish
Joseph Carleton
Captain Hamtramck
Mr. Swan
Mr. Hilligan
treasurer
notable location
West Point
New York
Fort Pitt
Philadelphia
Wall Street
notable item/thing
bank notes
cash
money
subsistence
charges
draft
document number
1785101515001
page start
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | DCB21 (2 pages) | Collection: Jonathan Cass Papers | V: 2 |
| [view document] (0 pages) | WEB21 (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: 102 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Joseph Carleton | New York | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Nicholas Fish | West Point | [n/a] |