Recruiting and Pay
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Recruiting and Pay
Description
Recruiting prospects, large company books forwarded. Knox does not approve of soldiers selling their pay arrears. Lists all the supplies and money they currently receive as substantial benefits.
year created
1788
month created
06
day created
03
author
sent from location
War Office
recipient
in collection
in publication
in image
notable person/group
David Zeigler
Henry Knox
Captain Bradford
Brigadier General Harmar
notable location
War Office
frontier
notable item/thing
recruiting service
company books
march
stores
arrearages of pay
pay
rations
clothing
notable idea/issue
arrearages to pay
document number
1788060300001
page start
1
number of pages
3
transcription
1788
June From Major
3d General Knox
Secretary at War
to Captain David Ziegler
[editor's note: to the right of the vertically aligned date, there is a larger bracket } between the date and the heading "From Major General Knox]
War Office, June 3.d 1788
Sir
Your letters of the 20th and 30th at time o have been received-
I am exceedingly desirous that your complement of men should be recruited as soon as possible, and therefore I am sorry that your prospects are less [indecipherable] than when you first commenced the recruiting service.
Company books of the large kind are forwarded by Captain Bradford for the whole regiment. Any temporary arrangement therefore will [undecipherable] your purposes until your arrival on the [indecipherable].
When you march an arrangement must be made for the accommodation of some stores for Brigadier General Harmar. It is not however probable that he can possibly require a whole waggon for his own use.
As to any of your soldiers selling their arrears of pay, I cannot countenance the measure. The men ought to be checked in any such
such improper desires. They have lately received three months pays and they will from time to time receive their arrearages. They are supplied with rations and clothing, and they should not to be [indecipherable of their arrearages for less than its proper value, especially as all necessaries are fur-nished them. They will receive another month's pay previous to their departure. I presume that these reasons will have equal influence on your conduct as an officer whose reputation is deservedly established.
I am
[indecipherable]
Your humble serv.
Knox
Captain David Zeigler,
June From Major
3d General Knox
Secretary at War
to Captain David Ziegler
[editor's note: to the right of the vertically aligned date, there is a larger bracket } between the date and the heading "From Major General Knox]
War Office, June 3.d 1788
Sir
Your letters of the 20th and 30th at time o have been received-
I am exceedingly desirous that your complement of men should be recruited as soon as possible, and therefore I am sorry that your prospects are less [indecipherable] than when you first commenced the recruiting service.
Company books of the large kind are forwarded by Captain Bradford for the whole regiment. Any temporary arrangement therefore will [undecipherable] your purposes until your arrival on the [indecipherable].
When you march an arrangement must be made for the accommodation of some stores for Brigadier General Harmar. It is not however probable that he can possibly require a whole waggon for his own use.
As to any of your soldiers selling their arrears of pay, I cannot countenance the measure. The men ought to be checked in any such
such improper desires. They have lately received three months pays and they will from time to time receive their arrearages. They are supplied with rations and clothing, and they should not to be [indecipherable of their arrearages for less than its proper value, especially as all necessaries are fur-nished them. They will receive another month's pay previous to their departure. I presume that these reasons will have equal influence on your conduct as an officer whose reputation is deservedly established.
I am
[indecipherable]
Your humble serv.
Knox
Captain David Zeigler,
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (3 pages) | NCK09 (3 pages) | Collection: Gratz Collection: Generals of the Revolution | Case 1, Box 23;Knox |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: Pennsylvania Archives vol.11 | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Knox | War Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | David Zeigler | [unknown] | [n/a] |