Accounting of the Expenses Incurred by DeWitt Clinton, Governor of New York, June 8 to November 14, 1818, Relating to the Return of the Remains of General Richard Mongomery from Quebec to New York, under Military Escort, and Reburial in St. Paul's Churchyard – Approved by the State Comptrollers Office, Albany – Expenses $2,744.00; Balance due to the governor $1,744.00

Subject Relates to Richard Montgomery American, born Ireland

Subject Relates to DeWitt Clinton American

January 20, 1819

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Title: Accounting of the Expenses Incurred by DeWitt Clinton, Governor of New York, June 8 to November 14, 1818, Relating to the Return of the Remains of General Richard Mongomery from Quebec to New York, under Military Escort, and Reburial in St. Paul's Churchyard – Approved by the State Comptrollers Office, Albany – Expenses $2,744.00; Balance due to the governor $1,744.00
Subject: Relates to Richard Montgomery (American, born Ireland 1736–1775 Quebec)
Subject: Relates to DeWitt Clinton (American, Little Britain, New York 1769–1828 Albany, New York)
Date: January 20, 1819
Medium: Pen and ink on two sheets of paper
Dimensions: Sheet: 5 1/4 × 7 13/16 in. (13.3 × 19.8 cm)
Classification: Manuscripts
Credit Line: The Edward W. C. Arnold Collection of New York Prints, Maps and Pictures, Bequest of Edward W. C. Arnold, 1954
Object Number: 54.90.1480.1–.2
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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