Avoiding Mutinies of the Soldiers for Arrears, Etc.
Item
Type
Autograph Letter of Undetermined Type
Title
Avoiding Mutinies of the Soldiers for Arrears, Etc.
Description
Amidst a discussion of accounting matters, Swan declares his appoval for the new organization that discontinues double pay and forage for quartermasters and paymasters. Swan has for some time objected to this practice but knew it would be eliminated only by a premptory order.
year created
1796
month created
11
day created
20
author
sent from location
Detroit
recipient
sent to location
Philadelphia
in collection
notable person/group
William Simmons
Caleb Swan
Legionary Pay Masters
Mr. Vance
3rd Sub Legion
General Wayne
Captain Britt
Officers from the Army
deranged officers
British agents
merchants
the King's troops and engineers
Lieutenant Vance
Mr. McIntosh
Mr. Macomb
notable location
Philadelphia
Detroit
mouth of the river at St. Josephs
straits of St. Marys
Cincinnati
Kentucky
New York
notable item/thing
violent sickness
deficit
surplus
subsistence
mutinies of the soldiers for arrears
pay and forage
Treasury
notable phrase
The snow has fallen so deep and the weather is so severe that it is uncertain whether the express can make good his journey.
document number
1796112070101
page start
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (9 pages) | ZTT13 (9 pages) | Collection: Fred Manning Collection of Documents from Various Series in RG217. (RG217) | B:69 |
| [view document] (4 pages) | ZTT13a (4 pages) | Collection: Fred Manning Collection of Documents from Various Series in RG217. (RG217) | B:69 |
| [view document] (4 pages) | ZJC24a (4 pages) | Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) | B: 29 |
| [view document] (0 pages) | ZJC24 (0 pages) | Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) | B: 29 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Caleb Swan | Detroit | [n/a] |
| Recipient | William Simmons | Philadelphia | [n/a] |