Pay of the 4th Regiment and other troops marching south

Item

Type

Author's Letterbook Copy

Title

Pay of the 4th Regiment and other troops marching south

Description

Notification that Brigadier General Wilkinson is carrying 20,000 dollars to the Army for five months pay of "the troops ordered to the Southward." Explains the manner of accounting and receipting for the pay.

year created

1797

month created

03

day created

29

sent from location

Accountants Office

in image

author note

William Simmons

recipient note

Addressed to Paymaster of the Fourth Regiment.

notable person/group

Paymaster of the 4th U. S. Regiment
William Simmons
Caleb Swan
Brigadier General Wilkinson
the troops ordered to the Southward

notable location

Accountants Office
southward

notable item/thing

accounting
pay

document number

1797032921255

page start

427

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Document instances

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[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:427

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author William Simmons Accountants Office [n/a]
Recipient Paymaster of the 4th U.S. Regiment [unknown] [n/a]