Lieutanant Blue's pay, subsistence, and forage
Item
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Title
Lieutanant Blue's pay, subsistence, and forage
Description
Notifies Lieutenant Blue that pay, subsistence, and forage will be paid to Mr. Cumming per Blue's order. The charges for subsisting his "waiter" cannot be paid by the War Department per the Secretary of War's directions. Such soldiers must draw their rations "in kind, agreeably to Law."
year created
1797
month created
04
day created
13
author
sent from location
Accountant's Office
recipient
sent to location
Fort Fidius, Georgia
in collection
in image
author note
William Simmons
recipient note
William K. Blue
notable person/group
Lieutenant William K. Blue
William Simmons
Lieutenant of Dragoons
Mr. Cumming
waiter
War Department
Secretary of War
James McHenry
notable location
Fort Fidius, Georgia
Accountant's Office
notable item/thing
rations
pay
subsistence
forage
document number
1797041321855
page start
8
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | YOQ01 (446 pages) | Collection: Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217) | V:C; P:8 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | William Simmons | Accountant's Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | William K. Blue | Fort Fidius, Georgia | [n/a] |