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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.04298 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0090] July-August 1789 |
| Title | Acknowledgement of salary payments |
| Date | 20 July 1789 |
| Author | Stagg, John, Jr. (1758-1803) |
| Additional authors | Knox, William (1756-1795); Swan, Caleb (1758-1809); Loyd, Caesar (fl. 1789); Hillegas, Michael (1729-1804) |
| Document Type | Government document |
| Content Description | Written from the "War Office," likely in New York City. Document acknowledges receipt for one-half of their salaries from the war office, for the months April-June 1789. Signed by John Stagg, William Knox, Caleb Swan, and Caesar Loyd (Caesar Lloyd Cummings, who signs with his mark), with a note below referencing Mr. [Michael] Hillegas's certificate. |
| Subjects | Government and Civics Finance African American History African Americans in Government |
| People | Stagg, John, Jr. (1758-1803) Knox, William (1756-1795) Swan, Caleb (1758-1809) Loyd, Caesar (fl. 1789) Hillegas, Michael (1729-1804) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Theme | Government & Politics; African Americans |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | Michael Hillegas (1729-1804) was Treasurer of the United States until Alexander Hamilton became the first Secretary of the Treasury, under the new Constitution, in September 1789. Caesar Lloyd Cummings (d. 1792), one of six civilian employees in the War Department, was a free black man. He worked as the department messenger. (At least one source indicates that Cummings had served there since the Board of War's creation in 1777.) |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |