Pay of the Army
Item
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Title
Pay of the Army
Description
Informs Swan that he is sending 65,000 dollars in bank notes sufficient to cover the arrearages of the Army's pay. Simmons urges Swan to make the payments as quickly as possible as "great complaints" were being made at the War Office in regards to lack of pay for officers and soldiers; asks Swan to communicate more frequently
year created
1796
month created
11
day created
04
author
sent from location
Accountants Office
recipient
in collection
in image
author note
William Simmons
recipient note
Caleb Swan
notable person/group
Caleb Swan
William Simmons
Captain Edward D. Turner
Headquarters of Army
Captain Daniel Britt
officers
soldiers
congress
notable location
Accountants Office
notable item/thing
complaints
arrearages
pay
payments
bank notes
utterly in the dark
receipt
document number
1796110421055
page start
247
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 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:247 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | William Simmons | Accountants Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Caleb Swan | [unknown] | [n/a] |