[PRIVATE] Drawing Pay and Outfitting Soldiers
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
[PRIVATE] Drawing Pay and Outfitting Soldiers
Description
Unanticipated travel expenses necessitated spending more that the 2 months pay drawn prior to Washington's departure from Philadelphia. Regulations on uniforms not mandated.
year created
1799
month created
01
day created
06
author
sent from location
Mount Vernon
recipient
in collection
in image
note
Cited in McHenry to Simmons, 01/10/1799, and McHenry to Washington, 01/10/1798.
cited note
Cited document addressed to the War Office
notable person/group
James McHenry
George Washington
officers
soldiers
notable location
Mount Vernon
Philadelphia
notable item/thing
uniforms
pay
allowance
feathers
notable idea/issue
regulations
advance in pay
expenses
document number
1799010640001
page start
1
number of pages
4
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (4 pages) | RAP18 (4 pages) | Collection: Frederick Chase Collection | #799106 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | George Washington | Mount Vernon | [n/a] |
| Recipient | James McHenry | [unknown] | [n/a] |