Claim of Eleanor Montgomery

Item

Type

Letterbook Copy

Title

Claim of Eleanor Montgomery

Description

Eleanor Montgomery claim for half pay. Asks for a speedy answer as the poor woman is in distress and has several children to maintain

year created

1788

month created

08

day created

26

author

sent from location

Office of Army Accounts, New York

recipient

in image

note

Cited in Nicholson to Howell, 08/28/1788.

cited note

Cited document addressed to the War Office

notable person/group

John Nicholson
Joseph Howell
Eleanor Montgomery
poor woman
children Mr. Pierce

notable location

Office of Army Accounts, New York

notable item/thing

half pay

notable idea/issue

poor woman is in distress
women and war department

document number

1788082621055

page start

68

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (1 pages) DEA01 (173 pages) Collection: Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853) V: 138, P: 68

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Joseph Howell Office of Army Accounts, New York [n/a]
Recipient Jonathan Nicholson [unknown] [n/a]