Pay of the Army
Item
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Title
Pay of the Army
Description
Discusses the pay of certain soldiers. Requests that as "the Army have not been paid regularly lately" and to conform to an Act of Congress Swan should in future regularly forward estimates of the pay of the Army. Discusses accounting of monies forwarded to a doctor and mentions that the "state of the Treasury" has delayed the pay of the Army for March, April, and May
year created
1796
month created
06
day created
11
author
sent from location
Accountants Office
recipient
in collection
in image
note
Cited in Hagner to Swan 07/16/1796
author note
William Simmons
recipient note
Caleb Swan
notable person/group
Caleb Swan
William Simmons
congress
army
treasury
soldiers
Headquarters of Army
John Lowry
William Davidson
dragoon
General Wayne
notable location
Accountants Office
notable item/thing
bounty
books
money
warrants
pay
subsistence
forage
estimates
document number
1796061122055
page start
102
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (3 pages) | YNB01 (434 pages) | Collection: Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217) | V:B, P:102 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | William Simmons | Accountants Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Caleb Swan | [unknown] | [n/a] |