Pay of the 4th Regiment and other troops marching to Georgia

Item

Type

Author's Letterbook Copy

Title

Pay of the 4th Regiment and other troops marching to Georgia

Description

Notification that Brigadier General Wilkinson is on his way to the Army with 20,000 dollars for the pay of the 4th Regiment and "such other of the troops as accompany that Regiment to the Southward" (Georgia). Discusses the pay of the Army and accounting for the pay.

year created

1797

month created

03

day created

29

sent from location

Dept. of War, Accountants Office

recipient

in image

author note

William Simmons

recipient note

Caleb Swan

notable person/group

Caleb Swan
William Simmons
Brigadier General James Wilkinson
Army
4th Regiment

notable location

Dept. of War, Accountants Office
Georgia
southward

notable item/thing

pay
accounting

document number

1797032921455

page start

429

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Document instances

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[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:429

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author William Simmons Dept. of War, Accountants Office [n/a]
Recipient Caleb Swan [unknown] [n/a]