Comments on the Payment Claim of a Commanding Officer

Item

Type

Autograph Draft Letter

Title

Comments on the Payment Claim of a Commanding Officer

Description

Wolcott inquires about the claim for pay of an officer who is the colonel of a regiment of militia in Washington County and was directed by the Secretary of War to command a detachment of one hundred men. The propriety of the claim cannot be established until the facts are proven.

year created

1794

month created

11

day created

14

sent from location

Treasury Department

recipient

in image

notable person/group

Joseph Howell
Oliver Wolcott, Jr.
militia
Secretary of War
100 men

notable location

Treasury Department
Washington County

notable item/thing

pay

document number

1794111470001

page start

1

number of pages

2

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Document instances

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[view document] (2 pages) PCB08 (2 pages) Collection: Oliver Wolcott Jr. Papers. 28:62

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Oliver Wolcott, Jr. Treasury Department [n/a]
Recipient Joseph Howell [unknown] [n/a]