Request for Pay to be Advanced

Item

Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Title

Request for Pay to be Advanced

Description

Geddes requested his pay be advanced before his departure to Governor's Island.

year created

1796

month created

03

day created

14

in image

note

Enclosed in Freeman to Simmons, 03/18/1796.

notable person/group

Stephen Rochefontaine
Geddes

notable location

Governor's Island
New York

document number

1796031490001

page start

6

number of pages

2

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (7 pages) YWS21 (7 pages) Collection: Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217) Freeman, Nehemiah
[view document] (6 pages) YWS21a (6 pages) Collection: Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217) Freeman, Nehemiah

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Lieut. Simon Geddes [unknown] [n/a]
Recipient Stephen Rochefontaine [unknown] [n/a]