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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03840 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0084] April-June 1788 |
| Title | Copy of a receipt related to military pay warrants |
| Date | 16 April 1788 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | Knox, Secretary of War, notes receipt of ten warrants from John Pierce drawn by the Board of Treasury "in favor of Michael Hillegas." Intends to forward the warrants to Jeremiah Wadsworth and to issue warrants for the payment of troops. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Military History Government and Civics Soldier's Pay Finance |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Pierce, John (d. 1788) Wadsworth, Jeremiah (1743-1804) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Banking & Economics |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | Pierce became Paymaster General on 17 January 1781. In 1787, the office was combined with that of Commissioner of Army Accounts. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |