No Money for the Recruiting Service
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
No Money for the Recruiting Service
Description
Dayton's account of his rations while at Elizabeth Town and West Point are enclosed together with the Contractor's certificates. Following Major Tousard's orders, he has recruited four or five men despite the lack of recruiting money. He advanced them their bounty with the expectation that money would be sent but so far that has not occurred.
year created
1795
month created
10
day created
08
author
sent from location
Governors Island
recipient
sent to location
Philadelphia
in collection
notable person/group
William Simmons
Horatio Dayton
Artillerists and Engineers
notable location
Philadelphia
Governors Island
document number
1795100870001
page start
1
number of pages
2
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | ZOC05 (2 pages) | Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) | B:4 |
| [view document] (2 pages) | ZOC05a (2 pages) | Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) | B:4 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Horatio R. Dayton | Governors Island | [n/a] |
| Recipient | William Simmons | Philadelphia | [n/a] |