Stagg, John, Jr., 1758-1803 [War Department accounts]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.05042 Author/Creator: Stagg, John, Jr., 1758-1803 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 30 June 1791 Pagination: 2 p. ; 31.4 x 20 cm. Order a Copy
First page written on 30 June 1791 delineates the salaries of seven members of the War Department for the months of April, May, and June. Notes that Knox made $750 those three months and that his annual salary was $3,000. A total of $1,437.50 was paid in salaries to all seven men for this period. Second page dated 2 July has signatures of members of the department, noting they received their salaries. Knox did not sign the document and Cummings made an "X" for his mark. The other five did sign.
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