Matters of pay; government removal to Philadelphia; pay reductions; the lottery
Item
Type
Typed Document
Title
Matters of pay; government removal to Philadelphia; pay reductions; the lottery
Description
From Headquarters Fort Washington, Harmar mentions that punctual payments always ensure discipline. Is happy that Congress had determined to remove to Philadelphia. Will discontinue forwarded subscription of Tenno's paper as he will send a copy directly to Harmar in the future. Reductions of officer's pay is a very hard case indeed, does not think much about the soldiers. Harmar himself subjected to heavy personal expenses. Discusses the procurement of lottery tickets. Mrs. Harmar pays compliments.
year created
1790
month created
09
day created
02
author
sent from location
Fort Washington
recipient
in collection
note
Cited in Harmar to Howell 01/05/1791
cited note
Cited document addressed to the War Office
notable person/group
Joseph Howell
Josiah Harmar
Major Beatty
Ernest
Tenno
Congress
Paymaster General
notable location
Fort Washington
Cincinnati
Ohio
Philadelphia
Headquarters
frontier
territory
post
notable item/thing
lottery tickets
notable idea/issue
payment
expenses
cost
purchase
private funds
payment of troops
lottery
document number
1790090255000
Item sets
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] | Collection: The Josiah Harmar Transcripts | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Josiah Harmar | Fort Washington | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Joseph Howell | [unknown] | [n/a] |