[Extract of a Letter from Major Rivardi] Regarding Extra Pay
Item
Type
Extract of Letter
Title
[Extract of a Letter from Major Rivardi] Regarding Extra Pay
Description
Dispute over extra pay awarded soldiers in Detroit. Rivardi quoted multiple documents by several authors supporting his claim for extra pay, disproving Simmons verdict of "inadmissible" on Rivardi's claim.
year created
1799
month created
04
day created
28
author
sent from location
Niagara
in collection
in image
note
This document is an extract of a letter from Rivardi and probably to either James McHenry or William Simmons.
notable person/group
Major Rivardi
Simmons
McHenry
English
Doctor Coffin
notable location
Niagara
Detroit
New York
Michigan
notable item/thing
pay
quartermaster
accountant
duty
extra
merchants
notable phrase
there is no law authorizing a soldier to receive extra pay
with respect to the money due the soldiers for extra duty, it will be forwarded as soon as some general regulations shall be made which will apply to the whole army
which have been bought by English merchants who look to Doctor Coffin
document number
1799042840001
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) | RAF06 (2 pages) | Collection: James McHenry Papers. | Letters sent, 1799 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | John Jacob Rivardi | Niagara | [n/a] |