Pay of Scouts in Pennsylvania
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Pay of Scouts in Pennsylvania
Description
Swan lists the counties in Pennsylvania that have been authorized to employ scouts and specifies the number of scouts for each county which has been limited to no more than eight at five to six dollars per day. He is not aware of any plan for paying those scouts employed in Kentucky.
year created
1793
month created
03
day created
28
author
sent from location
Legionville
recipient
in collection
notable person/group
Joseph Howell
Caleb Swan
Mr. Britt
scouts
county lieutenant
Mason
President of the United States
savages
William Britt
the Army
General Wayne
notable location
Legionville
Kentucky
the Ohio
Jefferson County
Allegheny
Westmoreland
Fayette
Monongehela
'Washington
Pennsylvania
Harrison
Randolph
Russell
Kenhawa
Virginia
Mason
Bourbon
Mercer
Lincoln
Woodford
Nelson
Jefferson
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Fort Washington
notable item/thing
schedule of further payments
copy of charges
light boat and crew
money
rapids of the Ohio
wilderness
water
great war paths
arrearages due the scouts
payments for dead men
information
forage
warrants
muster rolls
Lieut. Elliot's account
document number
1793032815001
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) | ZJB05 (4 pages) | Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) | B: 19 |
| [view document] (4 pages) | ZJB05a (4 pages) | Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) | B: 19 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Caleb Swan | Legionville | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Joseph Howell | [unknown] | [n/a] |