Letter from Captain Nicholas Hannah, 3d U.S. Regiment regarding charge exhibited by Major Bedinger against Ensign Grayson

Item

Type

Letter Signed

Title

Letter from Captain Nicholas Hannah, 3d U.S. Regiment regarding charge exhibited by Major Bedinger against Ensign Grayson

Description

Hannah discusses a pay charge exhibited by Major Bedinger against Ensign Grayson, formerly of his company, for one month's pay. He states that he does not know of monies received. He lists payments that are not legible and suggests there may be a mistake. He notes that Ensign Grayson is at Winchester Virginia. When Hannah receives an answer, he will forward to the recipient.

short description

Hannah discusses pay discrepancies.

year created

1792

month created

07

day created

14

in image

note

The recipient's name is not directly given, but we know that it is to the accountant. In this case we assume that the accountant is either William Simmons or Joseph Howell.

notable person/group

Nicholas Hannah
Major Bedinger
Ensign Grayson
3d United States Regiment
Colonel Darke
Colonel Hodgdon

notable location

Alexandria
Winchester
Virginia

notable item/thing

charge
one month's pay
agreeable to your statement
some mistake

document number

1792071470001

page start

1

number of pages

3

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Document instances

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[view document] (3 pages) ZLX16 (3 pages) Collection: Second Congress: Reports and Communications Submitted to the Senate by the Secretary of the Treasury [2A-F2] (RG46) B:2
[view document] (3 pages) ZLX16a (3 pages) Collection: Second Congress: Reports and Communications Submitted to the Senate by the Secretary of the Treasury [2A-F2] (RG46) B:2

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Nicholas Hannah [unknown] [n/a]
Recipient Accountants Office, War Department [unknown] [n/a]