The Case of Capt. Blackburn and the Loss of Recruitment Money
Item
Type
Autograph Draft Letter
Title
The Case of Capt. Blackburn and the Loss of Recruitment Money
Description
Wolcott discusses the case of Lieutenant Grayson who was advanced $150 for recruiting and failed to enlist recruits prior to his death. Captain Blackburn advanced him the money since Grayson obviously could not pay bounties without the necessary funds. When he died he was insolvent so it appears there is no way to recover the money.
year created
1796
month created
01
day created
22
author
sent from location
Treasury Department
recipient
in collection
in image
note
Partially illegible.
notable person/group
James McHenry
Oliver Wolcott, Jr.
Captain Blackburn
Secretary of War
Lieutenant William Smallwood Grayson
Lieutenant Grayson
notable location
Treasury Department
notable item/thing
money
recruiting service
money
died
advance
document number
1796012240001
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) | PDE13 (2 pages) | Collection: Oliver Wolcott Jr. Papers. | V:31, P:8 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Oliver Wolcott, Jr. | Treasury Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | James McHenry | [unknown] | [n/a] |