Money Forwarded, Request for Instructions
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Money Forwarded, Request for Instructions
Description
Notification that packet containing money for the pay of troops in the lower part of the Ohio has been forwarded in the charge of Daniel Bissel on board a keel boat. Submission for reimbursement by R. Sparks for his work traveling express. Craig requested instructions on the disagreeable task of handling reimbursement of this type and militia reimbursements.
year created
1794
month created
12
day created
19
author
sent from location
Pittsburgh
recipient
in collection
in image
note
Cited in Knox to Craig, 12/27/1794.
cited note
Cited document addressed to the War Office
notable person/group
Henry Knox
Isaac Craig
Samuel Fisher
Colonel Sproat
Joseph Howell
army
Lieutenant Daniel Bissel
escort
non-commissioned officers
ensign
private
General Anthony Wayne
Reynolds
Captain Lyman
detachment
Captain Richard Sparks
Governor Lee
Henry Lee
express
notable location
Pittsburgh
War Department
Department of War
lower posts of the Ohio
Ohio River
Head Quarters
Bedford
notable item/thing
packet
money
dollars
letters
keel boat
dispatches
instructions
pay
compensation
militia accounts
settlement of compensation
notable idea/issue
forwarded packets
pay due troops
instructions for reimbursement
document number
1794121954001
page start
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | IAQ07 (2 pages) | Collection: James Robertson Papers | IIC016-17 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Isaac Craig | Pittsburgh | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |