Responsibility for Delivering Fifty Thousand Dollars

Item

Type

Contemporary Copy of Letter Signed

Title

Responsibility for Delivering Fifty Thousand Dollars

Description

Stagg informs Alexander that he is responsible for delivering $50,000 to Carlisle for the pay of the militia whose mission is to suppress an insurrection on the frontiers of Pennsylvania.

year created

1794

month created

10

day created

11

author

sent from location

War Department

recipient

in image

note

Secret and Confidential.

notable person/group

James Alexander
John Stagg

notable location

War Department

document number

1794101115101

page start

1

number of pages

2

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (2 pages) WFK04 (2 pages) Collection: Peter Force - Ephrain Blaime Papers, mm78012906, Series 8D Reel 75, Frame 874-875

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author John Stagg War Department [n/a]
Recipient James Alexander [unknown] [n/a]