Deducting Clothing Expenses from Ragged Soldiers' Pay

Item

Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Title

Deducting Clothing Expenses from Ragged Soldiers' Pay

Description

Since some of the soldiers at Whetstone Point have nothing but ragged clothing, Grimke wants to know if they could be furnished new unform clothing while having the cost deducted from their pay. He wants a specification of the actual price of uniforms so he can deduct the proper amount.

year created

1796

month created

11

day created

23

author

sent from location

Whetstone Point

recipient

sent to location

Philadelphia

in image

notable person/group

Samuel Hodgdon
J. Grimke

notable location

Philadelphia
Whetstone Point

document number

1796112380001

page start

1

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (2 pages) ZOX20 (2 pages) Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) B: 5
[view document] (2 pages) ZOX20a (2 pages) Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) B: 5

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author J. Grimke Whetstone Point [n/a]
Recipient Samuel Hodgdon Philadelphia [n/a]