Request for pay records verifying eligibility for membership in Cincinnati

Item

Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Title

Request for pay records verifying eligibility for membership in Cincinnati

Description

Letter, asks for information from the pay office to support an officer's eligibility for membership in the Society of Cincinnati

short description

Ltr, ask information from pay office.

year created

1789

month created

05

day created

11

author

sent from location

War Office

recipient

in image

notable person/group

Joseph Howell
Caleb Swan
Lieut Colonel Monbarrot
Colonel Fennuiel

notable location

War Office
Boston

notable item/thing

attempted to be raised
claims a right of being a member of the Cincinnatti
Sec at War requests that the papes in the pay officemay be examined to ascertain whither his claim is well founded
state accounts
private
only documents to know right on the subject

document number

1789051115001

page start

1

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (2 pages) AJE02 (2 pages) Collection: Henry Knox Papers. [microfilm] V:24, P:7

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Caleb Swan War Office [n/a]
Recipient Joseph Howell [unknown] [n/a]