Report of the Secretary of War on the Referred Petition
Item
Type
Draft Document
Title
Report of the Secretary of War on the Referred Petition
Description
In this report, McHenry asseses the petition for pay owed Poirey, Secretary to Lafayette. Poirey has requested pay for his time as secretary and aide de camp to Lafayette. McHenry discusses Acts of Congress related to the pay of Officer's aides and recommends settling the claim in favor of the petitioner.
author
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created note
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notable person/group
James McHenry
Poirey
petitioner
secretary
General Lafayette
Army of the U.S.
aide de camp
supernumerary
Brigadier General
commander in chief
House of Representatives
notable location
northern department
notable item/thing
petition
duties of aide de camp
pay
compensation
resolutions of Congress
claim
act of limitation
tacit waiver
general orders
very important separate commands
notable phrase
two resolutions of Congress dated June 17th 1777
circumstances that may have influenced the law for settling the pay
waived his demand for pay when it might have been obtained
his being at sea when the Act of Limitations was passed
original justness of his claim
pay of a secretary to a Brigadier General in a separate command
pay of the secretary of the commander in chief in the northern department
tacit waver as stated in this petition
strictness of construction exclude the petitioner from compensation
document number
9999999900301
page start
1
number of pages
2
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| In image | In source | Location in source | |
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| [view document] (0 pages) | BIA17 (0 pages) | Collection: Special Collections, MSA SC 1407. McHenry Collection, M11697. | MSA SC 1407-1-17, M11697 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James McHenry | [unknown] | [n/a] |