Claims of Invalids
Item
Type
Copy of Signed Document
Title
Claims of Invalids
Description
Secretary Knox took measures to obtain adjudication by Supreme Court on the validity of claims by invalids. The attempt was unsuccessful, as will appear in Report of Attorney General. Message delivered to House of Representatives and Senate. At stake were claims of widows and orphans.
year created
1794
month created
02
day created
21
author
sent from location
War Department
in collection
in image
notable person/group
Henry Knox
John Stagg
Edmund Randolph
Attorney general
widows
orphans
commissioners
pensioners
invalids
notable location
War Department
notable item/thing
pension
notable idea/issue
Invalid Pensions Act of 1792
Hayburn's Case
document number
1794022100001
page start
1
Item sets
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Document instances
In image | In source | Location in source | |
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[view document] (7 pages) | NMO09 (7 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 Department | [n/a] |
Recipient | House of Representatives | [unknown] | [n/a] |
Recipient | Senate of the United States | [unknown] | [n/a] |