Army pay matters and officers' pay
Item
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Title
Army pay matters and officers' pay
Description
Desires Swan to make a settlement with the officers before leaving the Army. Discusses the delay of Captain Turner at Pittsburg with the money for the Army's pay and the complaints of officers regarding arrears of pay. Discuses the accounts of Colonel Wade and Lieutenant Diven.
year created
1797
month created
02
day created
10
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 Reid
Captain Turner
army
Colonel Wade
Lieutenant Diven
officers
Congress
Major Patterson
Captain John Wade
agent war department
notable location
Accountants Office
Pittsburg
Knoxville
Ohio River
notable item/thing
pay
settlement
accounts
subsistence
memorandum
ice in the river
rain
arrears of pay
congress
document number
1797021022555
page start
370
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:370 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | William Simmons | Accountants Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Caleb Swan | [unknown] | [n/a] |