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 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

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[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
Author Henry Knox War Department [n/a]
Recipient House of Representatives [unknown] [n/a]
Recipient Senate of the United States [unknown] [n/a]