Request for Pay Due Dead Officer Detained
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Request for Pay Due Dead Officer Detained
Description
Gibson requested pay due Ensign Larkin Dickinson be detained. Dickinson was advanced money for recruitment and then died during a duel, money was unaccounted for and due United States.
year created
1798
month created
01
day created
15
author
sent from location
Staunton
recipient
sent to location
Philadelphia
in collection
note
Cited in Simmons to Gibson, 01/26/1798.
author note
Alexander Gibson
recipient note
William Simmons
cited note
Cited document addressed to the War Office
notable person/group
William Simmons
Alexander Gibson
notable location
Philadelphia
Staunton
document number
1798011570001
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) | YWI25 (2 pages) | Collection: Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217) | Dickinson, Larkin J |
| [view document] (2 pages) | YWI25a (2 pages) | Collection: Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217) | Dickinson, Larkin J |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Citations | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Alexander Gibson | Staunton | [n/a] |
| Recipient | William Simmons | Philadelphia | [n/a] |