Discussion of Pension Payment to Rhode Island Invalids (3)
Item
Type
Contemporary Copy of Letter
Title
Discussion of Pension Payment to Rhode Island Invalids (3)
Description
Letter, discusses payment of Invalid pensions.
short description
Ltr, dis payment of Invalid pensions.
year created
1790
month created
02
day created
01
author
recipient
in collection
in image
author note
Jeremiah Olney;John Dexter.
notable person/group
Secretary of War
invalids
Henry Knox
notable location
Providence
Newport
Rhode Island
notable item/thing
hope the one enclosed will answer your purpose
copied from the several inspection returns
copy
ascertain the sum advanced by the state and the balance that may be due them
agreeably to our instructions
statement of the whole amount of the invalid pensions advanced & paid to this state
honor to inform you that we were appointed at the last session of the honorable general assembly a committee for the purpose of settling the accounts of invalids
make a return of to you of those now paid by this state
have not been able to settle the accounts as yet
having completed the return we now inclose it containing 59 invalids that have been inspected agreeably to an ordinance of congress
removed from this state
noted in the said return against their respective names
continued to pay their pensions
others are since dead
pensions of consequence cease
invalids who have not yet passed the inspection required
whom we are authorized to call upon to appear in person
able to examine their pretensions
your letter to his excellency the governor on the subject of the invalids being in his possession
document number
1790020140001
page start
1
number of pages
4
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (9 pages) | AWB10 (9 pages) | Collection: Jeremiah Olney Papers | B:1777-1813,F:1790. |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Jeremiah Olney Papers | B: 1777-1813, F: militia returns 1790-1792 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Jeremiah Olney | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |