Monies for recruiting service; appropriate specie, and disputes over rank

Item

Type

Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document

Title

Monies for recruiting service; appropriate specie, and disputes over rank

Description

Harmar discusses monies for recruiting service; the matter of paper money and specie, and disputes over rank between Ensigns Denny and Spear. Indicates that Spear is the senior officer. The same principles should operate in case of Captains Ferguson and Ziegler.

year created

1788

month created

06

day created

30

author

sent from location

Fort Harmar

recipient

in collection

note

Cited in Muhlenberg to Harmar, 09/09/1788.

cited note

Cited document that was neither sent to nor from the War Office

notable person/group

Peter Muhlenberg
Josiah Harmar
recruiting service
Ensign Denny
Ensign Spear
senior officer
Captain Ferguson
Captain Zeigler

notable location

Fort Harmar

notable item/thing

monies
paper money
species
rank disputes

document number

1788063090000

Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (0 pages) [no image] Collection: Printed Versions [unknown]
[view document] (0 pages) [no image] Publication: Pennsylvania Archives vol.11 [unknown]

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Josiah Harmar Fort Harmar [n/a]
Recipient Peter Muhlenberg [unknown] [n/a]