Papers of the War Department: 1784-1800

Caleb Swan

Biographical Sketch	Clerk in Pay Office; Chief Clerk in the War Department, 1789 - ; Paymaster to the Legion of the United States, 1792; Army Paymaster General, 1796
Additional Description	Former officer; later, Paymaster
Associated Documents (848 total)	Receipt for Clothing for the New York Regiment Report on Colonel Shreve's Recruiting Accounts Cited letter or document, Joseph Howell to Caleb Swan On the handling and forwarding of letters and other accounts Regarding time away from office and unfamiliarity with transactions Business with Mr. Fenner; Generals Huntington and Putnam; widow of Major Painter Cited letter or document, John Pierce to Caleb Swan Expresses empathy for fatigue and anxiety on Howell's mind Major Fenner's business and other accounting matters Writing in the absence of Mr. Howell; report on sundry accounts; status of Mrs. Howell Major Eccleston's receipt and status of acccounts Claim for cattle taken in 1777 Major Eccleston; Mr. Lord Butler; General Greene's payments Settlement for cattle taken Receipt of letters; appointment of commissioners Mrs. Howell health; counterfeit trial Request for bill of exchange Sundry accounts; Mr. Pierce; Mrs. Howell illness Cited letter or document, Joseph Howell to Caleb Swan Trial of counterfeiter; Mr. Pierce Regarding whereabouts of Doctor Basil Middleton for purposes of pay for 1783 Regarding attendance of Doctor Bronson at trial for altered certificates Lameness prevents Dr. Bronson from attending trial at Philadelphia Cited Document Dr. Bronson not able to attend trial at Philadelphia
More Associated Documents	12 3 4 5