[ Full-text transcription of: Letter from General H. G. Parks, Richmond to Governor Reynolds, Jefferson City, Mo ]
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Genrl. Parks
Brg Genrl. about
not being paid for
Mormon Services
1842
Thomas Reynolds
Commanderinchief
City of
Mr I. S. Wilkinson Esq. } Mo
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Dear Sir
I wish to Say to you that the paymas
-ter Genl M. Hamer refused to pay me my full
pay as Brig Genrl for Service rendered in the Mormon
difficulties He paid me all except the rations allowed
by law if I understand the law in relation to
the pay of the troops engaged in that Service
the paymaster is is to be governed by the law
of Congress regulating the pay of army of
the
Gordius Digest divids the pay of the officers
in four classes pay in line, Rations, extra
Horses and Servants now Sir the two first classes
of Pay is fixed and permanent for it is so laid
down in the law that the officers may draw his full
number of Rations in Kine as in mony at his option.
I confess that the two last classes of pay depends
on the condition that the officer had the horses
and Servants actually in the Service for the time
charged for the law allowed me twelve Rations
per day at 20 cents per Ration I drew one Ration in Kine per
day leaving a ballance of Eleven per day due me which
the law allowed me to commute and draw in mony.
the papers on file with the paymaster will Show
that there are back Rations coming to me for
forty odd days at Eleven Rations per day
now Sir I do hope that you will do yourself the
Credit and me the Justice to direct the Adgt
Genrl to make me an additional allowance
and report the Same to the Paymaster Genrl
So that Mr I. S. Wilkinson the boson of this may
draw it and bring it-up to me who is hereby authoresed
to recespt in full for any amount that may be
allowed me
I am yours Respectfully
H. G. Parks Brig
Genrl 2d B 3d I.
M. M.
Thomas Reynolds }
commanderinchief }
Mo Mi }