Pay of the Detachment Embarking from Providence

Item

Type

Letter Signed

Title

Pay of the Detachment Embarking from Providence

Description

Knox has ordered a sum of money to be transmitted to Colonel Olney for one month's pay of the detachment leaving from Providence. If ithe detachment has not embarked the money should be given to the commanding officers. If it has embarked, Olney should retain the money until further orders arrive.

year created

1791

month created

06

day created

21

author

sent from location

War Department

recipient

in image

notable person/group

Jeremiah Olney
Henry Knox

notable location

War Department
Providence

notable item/thing

uncertainty whether the detachment has embarked

document number

1791062100001

page start

1

number of pages

2

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (2 pages) AWF12 (2 pages) Collection: U.S. Custom House Providence, RI Records. B:1, F:7

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Henry Knox War Department [n/a]
Recipient Jeremiah Olney [unknown] [n/a]