Swan reports to Wilkinson on financial claims derived from Wabash

Item

Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Title

Swan reports to Wilkinson on financial claims derived from Wabash

Description

Letter, discusses payment of claimants from St. Clair's expedition against the Indians.

short description

Ltr, dis payment of claimants.

year created

1792

month created

03

day created

11

author

sent from location

Fort Washington

recipient

in image

notable person/group

James Wilkinson
Caleb Swan
General St. Clair

notable location

Fort Washington
Kentucky

notable item/thing

previously pointed out in my advertisement
pay off the militia of that district
claimants attended very generally
amount I have paid
dollars
balance remains due to sundry absentees
legal heirs and representatives of those killed on the campaign
[casualties]
precise amount of the abstracts
reason to expect most of those unpaid will apply at this place by their attornies or assignees for the balances yet due them
[attorneys]
advanced 143 dollars to wounded and distressed Levies agreeable to your letter of advice
honor to enclose you the copies of two letter
wroteduring my absence to the Secretary of War
attended at the times & places
served in General St. Clair's expedition against the Indians
in obedience to your letter

document number

1792031115001

page start

1

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (2 pages) AKI06 (2 pages) Collection: Henry Knox Papers. [microfilm] V: 30, P: 148

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Caleb Swan Fort Washington [n/a]
Recipient James Wilkinson [unknown] [n/a]