Question of Payment for those Not Authorized by Law
Item
Type
Contemporary Copy of Letter Signed
Title
Question of Payment for those Not Authorized by Law
Description
Vance is handing over vouchers for the payment of the volunteers on the Northampton Expedition. He notes that the muster contains a surgeon, quartermaster, lieutenant, and black men, and there is no law authorizing payment to those persons. He has submitted the question to the Secretary of War for his decision.
short description
Question of Payment for those Not Authorized by Law
year created
1799
month created
07
day created
09
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in collection
in image
note
Cited in Simmons to Vance, 07/31/1799.
cited note
Cited document addressed to the War Office
notable person/group
William Simmons
Samuel Vance
volunteers
black men
William MacPherson
surgeon
quartermaster
extra lieutenants
James McHenry
Captain McClellan
notable location
Philadelphia
notable item/thing
Northampton Expedition
muster
payment
law
payrolls
document number
1799070990001
page start
1
number of pages
3
Item sets
Transcribe this document
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (3 pages) | IGI18 (3 pages) | Collection: Samuel Vance Papers, M283. | Vance 1799 |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Citations | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Samuel Vance | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | William Simmons | [unknown] | [n/a] |