Army pay matters
Item
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Title
Army pay matters
Description
Discusses pay of officers doing duty as adjutants, paymasters, and quartermasters; delivery of accounts and vouchers from officers with the Army; documentation required for officers to receive arrears of pay; Swan's difficulty of disposing of bank bills; arrears of pay due to the Army. Cited in Swan to Simmons, 03/22/1797.
year created
1796
month created
12
day created
30
author
sent from location
Accountants Office
recipient
in collection
in image
note
Cited in Swan to Simmons, 03/22/1797.
author note
William Simmons
recipient note
Caleb Swan
notable person/group
Caleb Swan
William Simmons
Captain Edward D. Turner
adjutant
paymaster
quartermaster
officer
Army
paymaster general
commanding officer
notable location
Accountants Office
Headquarters Department Army
Kentucky
notable item/thing
certificate
pay
arrears
pay
forage
subsistence
paymaster
bank bills
army pay
document number
1796123021355
page start
303
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:302 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | William Simmons | Accountants Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Caleb Swan | [unknown] | [n/a] |