Enclosed Receipts
Item
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Title
Enclosed Receipts
Description
Bird enclosed receipts of his company, Bird requested his account credited. Capt. Porter informed Bird as one among several officers who received six months pay and subsistance. Bird explained the circumstances for drawing the sum as due to his travel to Philadelphia, far from his residence in North Carolina and believed his pay was justified.
year created
1797
month created
05
day created
10
author
sent from location
Pittsburgh
recipient
in collection
note
Cited in Simmons to Bird, 07/10/1797.
cited note
Cited document addressed to the War Office
notable person/group
William Simmons
Ross Bird
notable location
Pittsburgh
document number
1797051070001
page start
1
number of pages
2
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | YWB16 (2 pages) | Collection: Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217) | Bird, Ross |
| [view document] (2 pages) | YWB16a (2 pages) | Collection: Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217) | Bird, Ross |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Citations | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Ross Bird | Pittsburgh | [n/a] |
| Recipient | William Simmons | [unknown] | [n/a] |