Petitions of Widows and Children
Type
Copy of Signed Document
Title
Petitions of Widows and Children
Description
Knox considers the petitions of the widows and children of eight officers from South Carolina who died while in the service of the United States. He grants six of them seven years' half-pay as provided by the Resolve of Congress of the 24th of August 1780.
year created
1791
month created
11
day created
23
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
in collection
in image
notable person/group
Henry Knox, Secretary of War
Bernard Elliot, Lieutenant Colonel of the South Carolina Regiment of Artillery
only son of the deceased
Samuel Wise, Major of the 3rd South Carolina Regiment of Infantry
Jane Ann Ball
Joseph Ball
Benjamin Huger, Major of the 5th South Carolina Regiment
John Bush, Lieutenant in the 2nd South Carolina Regiment
Charles Motte, Major of the 2nd South Carolina Regiment
petitioner
minor children
Richard Shubrick, Captain of the 2nd South Carolina Regiment
daughters
orphans
Congress
House of Representatives
Frances Eleanor Laurens
Colonel John Laurens
Comptroller of the Treasury
notable location
War Department
Charleston
Savannah
notable item/thing
petitions of widows or children of commissioned officers who were killed or died while in service to the United States
late war
claims
evidence
compensation
half pay
continental establishment
public service at the lines of Savannah
baptism
her father's death
duty before the lines of Charleston
lapse of time
propriety of Congress
allowance
unequivical testimony
seal of the State of South Carolina
prayer of widows and children
Register of the Treasury
document number
1791112300001
page start
1
