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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00795 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1795 |
| Title | Order to pay troops protecting the southwest frontier |
| Date | 16 July 1795 |
| Author | Blount, William (1749-1800) |
| Recipient | Rickard, William |
| Document Type | Business and financial document; Military document |
| Content Description | Issues William Rickard, paymaster pro tem for the territory south of the Ohio River, $279 for payment "of a Detachment of Mounted Infantry" in Colonel Isaac Roberts' regiment, under the command of Sergeant John Childress. Pay was for work from 11 October 1794 to 28 October 1794. A note on the front page signed by "Chas. M Clung" indicates that the order was recorded in the secretary's office on 16 July 1795. A note on the verso signed by Rickard confirms his receipt of the money. The docket identifies this as "Warrant / No. 323." With white paper territorial seal |
| Subjects | Military History Infantry Frontiers and Exploration Westward Expansion Soldier's Pay Finance |
| People | Blount, William (1749-1800) Rickard, William (fl. 1785-1795) |
| Place written | Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Theme | Westward Expansion; Banking & Economics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Signer of the U.S. Constitution. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |