Request for Quick Payment of Major Tousard's Back Pay, for the Good of the Rhode Island Defenses
Item
Type
Letter Signed
Title
Request for Quick Payment of Major Tousard's Back Pay, for the Good of the Rhode Island Defenses
Description
Mentions that Major Tousard is now insisting on the need to finish fortifications in Rhode Island and other points eastward. Notes that Tousard, like many other officers, is owed back pay; also notes that his services in planning and beginning the defenses at Rhode Island were indispensable, and he is equally indispensable for their completion. Requests that Tousard's pay be expedited as quickly as possible.
year created
1800
month created
05
day created
24
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
in collection
in image
notable person/group
John Adams
James McHenry
Major Louis Tousard
Lewis Tousard
engineer
notable location
War Department
Rhode Island
notable item/thing
defenses
funds
accounts
extra services
expense
claims
plans
public interest
document number
1800052400401
page start
1
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (1 pages) | IDJ11 (1 pages) | Collection: John Adams Papers | R: 397 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James McHenry | War Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | John Adams | [unknown] | [n/a] |