Olney, Jeremiah, 1749-1812 to Henry Knox
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01758 Author/Creator: Olney, Jeremiah, 1749-1812 Place Written: Saratoga, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 22 December 1782 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 34.6 x 20.3 cm. Order a Copy
Written by Colonel Olney of the Rhode Island Regiment to Major General Knox. References Knox's letter of 12 December on the petition of the army on pensions to Congress. Says he has told his regiment about it and that it meets their approval. The Rhode Island regiment's part of the expenses for the committee to travel to Congress is 37 dollars. Asks Knox to take the money out of a warrant from the paymaster owed to the regiment and to hold on to the surplus. Asks to be kept informed of events.
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