Account of a Reverend Timothy Dwight, chaplain in the army

Item

Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Title

Account of a Reverend Timothy Dwight, chaplain in the army

Description

Concerning the account of Reverend Timothy Dwight, who served as chaplain in a brigade of the army between 1777-1779.

year created

1786

month created

07

day created

25

author

sent from location

New York

recipient

in image

note

[enclosed in Dwight to Pierce 07/25/1786]

notable person/group

Reverend Timothy Dwight
John Pierce
Witmore
chaplain
brigade
army
Mr. Witmore
commissioner army accounts
officers

notable location

New York
Connecticut

notable item/thing

pay
depreciation
act of exclusion
Revolutionary War

document number

1786072521101

page start

6

transcription

Tim.o Dwight
July 25. 1786
No 18 No 69


of no Signification M


Mr Pierce of A.G.A Accts
Mr Whitmore is earnestly
requested to forward this
immediately by his
very good Friend T Dwight


New York


from Timothy Dwight
recd 29 July 1786
J Howell Jr
The United States of No America in an Acct with Timothy Dwight
Dr To Depreciation of my pay as Chaplain By Ballance
to a Brigade in the Federal Army during the
whole time of my Service from Sept 1 1777
to Match 1 1779.
Greconfd in Connecticut July 15 1786

To Mr Pierce Paymaster & Auditor General of Army Acompts
Timothy Dwight

Item sets

Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (7 pages) YZA11 (7 pages) Collection: Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript file) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859) B:374

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author John Pierce New York [n/a]
Recipient Timothy Dwight [unknown] [n/a]