Notification of Makeshift Hospital Due to Crowded Barracks
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Notification of Makeshift Hospital Due to Crowded Barracks
Description
Enclosed receipts, requested credit to account. Notification that quarters were crowded, Frye commissioned the use of an out building for barracks and hospital. Hired a soldiers wife to serve as a nurse, authorized her payment. Requested blank muster and pay rolls.
year created
1797
month created
12
day created
02
author
sent from location
Governor's Island
recipient
sent to location
Philadelphia
in collection
note
Cited in Simmons to Frye, 12/05/1797.
cited note
Cited document addressed to the War Office
notable person/group
William Simmons
Frederick Frye
accountant
detachment
nurse
Sally Vanderwallows
notable location
Philadelphia
Governor's Island
Accountant's Office
War Department
hospital
barracks
quarters
notable item/thing
receipt
roll
enclosure
letter
mail
pay
blank
supplies
notable idea/issue
settlement of accounts
credit
construction
appropriations
building
living conditions
muster
payment
document number
1797120270101
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) | YWU23 (2 pages) | Collection: Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217) | Frye, Frederick |
| [view document] (2 pages) | YWU23a (2 pages) | Collection: Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217) | Frye, Frederick |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Citations | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Frederick Frye | Governor's Island | [n/a] |
| Recipient | William Simmons | Philadelphia | [n/a] |