Arrearages Owed to Veterans, Widows, or Orphans
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Arrearages Owed to Veterans, Widows, or Orphans
Description
Knox inquires of Govenor Lawrence whether the state of New Jersey has provided arrearages of pay to any of its militry invalids, widows, or orphans. This information is needed so that the War Department can determine the amounts owed to these unfortunate people.
year created
1790
month created
09
day created
15
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
in collection
in image
notable person/group
Elisha Lawrence, Governor of New Jersey
Henry Knox
invalids
Congress
Register of the Treasury
widows
orphans
notable location
War Department
notable item/thing
pensions
arrears of their pensions
document number
1790091500001
page start
1
number of pages
4
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (4 pages) | MBA04 (4 pages) | Collection: Henry Knox Papers | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Knox | War Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Elisha Lawrence | [unknown] | [n/a] |