Colonel Willett's regiment cannot be paid
Item
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Title
Colonel Willett's regiment cannot be paid
Description
Informs Colonel Willett that his regiment cannot be paid because a resolution of Congress when the regiment was raised required that New York first fill up its Continental quota, which condition was not met.
year created
1786
month created
04
day created
25
author
sent from location
Army Commissioner's Office
recipient
in collection
in image
author note
John Pierce
recipient note
Colonel Marinus Willet
notable person/group
Colonel Marinus Willett
John Pierce
Congress
Willett's Regiment
troops
Continental Army
state of New York
notable location
Army Commissioner's Office
War Office
notable item/thing
letter
resolution of Congress of 2 April 1781
payment
quota
records
Continental establishment
1782
1783
approbation
document number
1786042521055
page start
7
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (1 pages) | DEL01 (361 pages) | Collection: Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853) | V:134; P:7 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | John Pierce | Army Commissioner's Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Marinus Willett | [unknown] | [n/a] |