Norvell, J. T. (fl. 1872) [Final statement and pay voucher for Abraham Hill, 10th Cavalry]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07334.01 Author/Creator: Norvell, J. T. (fl. 1872) Place Written: Fort Sill, Oklahoma Type: Document signed Date: 12 September 1872 Pagination: 4 p. ; 28.5 x 22 cm. Order a Copy
Signed by Norvell as Captain of the 10th Cavalry. Final statement of Abraham Hill, an African American private in Captain S. J. Norvell's company. States that Hill was enlisted 12 September 1867 in Wilmington, Delaware, to serve for five years. Reports that Hill is owed $64.62 for his service. Docketed by C. R. Ward, 2nd Lieutenant of the 10th Cavalry. Ward states that he forwarded the final statement to J. J. Fisher, possibly employed at the office of the paymaster. Attached to a pay voucher for Hill, signed by Fisher. Reports that Hill received money he was owed by J. W. Nicholls, Paymaster of the United States Army. Both documents are partially printed.
The legendary 9th and 10th Cavalries, known as Buffalo Soldiers, were raised in 1866. Following the Civil War, Buffalo Soldiers were primarily engaged in conflict against Native Americans on the Western Frontier.
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