Nine Months Pay Due this Garrison, Etc.

Item

Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Title

Nine Months Pay Due this Garrison, Etc.

Description

In addition to references to repairs at Fort Niagara and the people on boats passing the fort, Rivardi complains about overdue pay and and being afflicted by "the Ague" which will torment him until he can be transferred to another station.

year created

1799

month created

05

day created

30

sent from location

Niagara, New York

recipient

in collection

note

Cited in Hamilton to Rivardi, 06/25/1799

cited note

Cited document that was neither sent to nor from the War Office

notable person/group

Alexander Hamilton
John Jacob U. Rivardi
Superintendent of Indian Affairs
individuals on boats passing the fort
nobody who invite suspicions
known traders from Schenectady
common farmers with their families
additional company arrived from Quebec

notable location

Niagara, New York
New Connecticut [Western Reserve in the northeast portion of the Northwest Territory]

notable item/thing

repairs to Fort Niagara
nine months pay due this garrison
contingent accounts of more than one year standing
"the Ague':

document number

1799053060000

Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (0 pages) [no image] Collection: Printed Versions [unknown]
[view document] (0 pages) [no image] Publication: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton [unknown]

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author John Jacob Rivardi Niagara, New York [n/a]
Recipient Alexander Hamilton [unknown] [n/a]