Letter from the War Department to the Governor of Rhode Island
Item
Type
Contemporary Copy of Letter
Title
Letter from the War Department to the Governor of Rhode Island
Description
Letter, discusses military pensions due invalids, widows and orphans; discusses arrears due pensioners.
short description
Ltr, dis arrears due pensioners.
year created
1790
month created
09
day created
15
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
in collection
in image
notable person/group
William Greene
Henry Knox
notable location
War Department
Rhode Island
United States
notable item/thing
request that you would be pleased to cause me to be informed whether any such payment of arrears has been made
date of the list transmitted to this office by your direction
partial payment
amount to each individual
presuming on the accuracy of the list received
entitled to pensions by the Acts of Congress for the arrears of their pensions
necessary to ascertain with precision the sum due to each individual of the above description
several of the states may have paid a part or the whole of the said arrears since the return received at this office
Congress of the United States have directed the register of the Treasury to issue certificates to the military invalids and the widows and orphans of such officers, non commissioned officers and privates who were killed or died in the services of the United States
document number
1790091500201
page start
1
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (3 pages) | AXA15 (3 pages) | Collection: Letters to Geovernor (L1). | V: 20, P: 28 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Knox | War Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | William Greene | [unknown] | [n/a] |