Pay & Forage of the Troops at the Upper Posts of the Ohio

Item

Type

Draft Letter Signed

Title

Pay & Forage of the Troops at the Upper Posts of the Ohio

Description

The bearer, Major DeButts, has in his possession money that is to be used for the pay and forage of the troops at the upper posts of the Ohio for the first two months of 1795.

year created

1795

month created

04

day created

14

sent from location

War Department

recipient

sent to location

Pittsburgh

in image

note

Cited in Craig to Simmons, 04/24/1795.

cited note

Cited document sent from the War Office

notable person/group

Major Isaac Craig
William Simmons
Major DeButts
troops
accountant
paymaster
auditor

notable location

Pittsburgh
War Department, Accountant's Office
upper posts Ohio River

notable item/thing

muster and payrolls
statement of transactions as Paymaster
duplicate receipts
credit
pay
forage

document number

1795041421001

page start

1

number of pages

2

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (2 pages) ZKM04 (2 pages) Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) B: 11
[view document] (2 pages) ZKM04a (2 pages) Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) B: 11

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author William Simmons War Department [n/a]
Recipient Isaac Craig Pittsburgh [n/a]