Settlement for Lee's Legion
Item
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Title
Settlement for Lee's Legion
Description
Settlement for a part of Lee's Legion and other pay matters
year created
1784
month created
12
day created
31
author
sent from location
Richmond
recipient
in collection
in image
notable person/group
Joseph Howell
Andrew Dunscomb
Lieutenant Colonel Lee
Lieutenant Colonel Lee's Legion
auditors
the Regular Army
little Yankee White
Mr. Betts
D Cha Stockley
Paymaster Virginia Line
notable location
Richmond
Richmond
Virginia
notable item/thing
quota
pay and rations
difficulty
express
charges
rates of charges
advances
business
accuracy
read
write
size
color
horses
actual service
riders
first post
list of charges
specie
old emmission
settlement
Mr. Bett's letter
document number
1784123170055
page start
7
transcription
(9)
Richmond, Decr 31. 1784
Dear Sir
Accompanying this you have a return of that part of Lieut. Col. Lees Legion as are Certified to be of the Quota of this State, and Consequently Settled with by the auditors thereof for pay & Rations up to Jany. 1782.
I cannot See the difficulty with you, that you express - you are (or can be) posses'd of all the Charges against any of the Regular Army - again you have all rates of Charges, with advances, and most undobtedly the Identical that can do this Business with as much accuracy, as any other, provided you Read before you write, and thereby not act as little Yankee White did in Sending me the Size and couler of Horses to determine the actual Service of their Riders. Please to request Mr. Betts to send me by first Post a List of Charges against Lt Chas Stockley Pay Mr Virga line as well for Specei as Old Emission to enable me in a Settlement this I omitted mentioning in Mr. Betts' Letter.
I am, &c
Aw Dunscomb
Capt. Jos Howell Junr.
Richmond, Decr 31. 1784
Dear Sir
Accompanying this you have a return of that part of Lieut. Col. Lees Legion as are Certified to be of the Quota of this State, and Consequently Settled with by the auditors thereof for pay & Rations up to Jany. 1782.
I cannot See the difficulty with you, that you express - you are (or can be) posses'd of all the Charges against any of the Regular Army - again you have all rates of Charges, with advances, and most undobtedly the Identical that can do this Business with as much accuracy, as any other, provided you Read before you write, and thereby not act as little Yankee White did in Sending me the Size and couler of Horses to determine the actual Service of their Riders. Please to request Mr. Betts to send me by first Post a List of Charges against Lt Chas Stockley Pay Mr Virga line as well for Specei as Old Emission to enable me in a Settlement this I omitted mentioning in Mr. Betts' Letter.
I am, &c
Aw Dunscomb
Capt. Jos Howell Junr.
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (1 pages) | DDA01 (175 pages) | Collection: Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853) | V:136; P:7 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | A.W. Dunscomb | Richmond | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Joseph Howell | [unknown] | [n/a] |