Half-Pay Due Widows and Orphans
Item
Type
Document Signed
Title
Half-Pay Due Widows and Orphans
Description
The Secretary for the Department of War to whom was referred the petition of Anne Roberts and of the orphan children of the late Major Andrew Leitch and of the late Captain William White reports that the half pay due widows and orphans had not been paid by United States due to lack of proper application. He advises that applications for half-pay should be made to states of residence.
short description
Half-Pay Due Widows and Orphans
year created
1791
month created
02
day created
14
author
sent from location
War Office
in collection
notable person/group
Henry Knox
widow
Anne Roberts
orphan children
Major Andrew Leitch
Captain William White
Colonel Owen Roberts
Regiment of Artillery
First Virginia Continental Regiment
Massachusetts Line
widows
orphans
Register of the Treasury
Comptroller
notable location
War Office
Virginia
Massachusetts
South Carolina
notable item/thing
petitions
mortally wounded
in service
killed
half pay
resolve of Congress
returns
accounts of the states
nonpayment
want of proper application
unliquidated demands
certificate
document number
1791021400001
page start
1
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In image | In source | Location in source | |
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[view document] (12 pages) | NKX19 (12 pages) | Collection: First Congress: Reports and Communications Submitted to the House of Representatives by the Secretary of War [1A-D2] (RG 233) {reference microfilm} | Claims, V: 1, P: 25, #15 |
[view document] (0 pages) | NMO03 (0 pages) | Collection: Transcribed Reports and Communications Transmitted by the Executive Branch to the Senate, 1789-1819. (RG46) (M1257, rolls 1-3) | M1257, rolls 1-3 |
Document names
Type | Name | Location | Notes |
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Author | Henry Knox | War Office | [n/a] |