Joseph Howell
2157 documents

Pay Rolls of Colonel Jackson
02/18/1791 Autograph Letter SignedInforms the Secretary at War that it appears that Capt. T. H. Condy has produced the pay rolls of Col. Jackson.
Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)
Pay of the North Carolina Line
02/16/1791 Autograph Draft Letter SignedHowell acknowledges receiving the duplicate receipts for the bills transmitted for the pay of the North Carolina line. He would have acknowledged them earlier but for the increase of business in his …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Pay of Richard Dale
12/07/1791 Autograph Letter SignedEnclosed is a schedule of Dale's pay through December 1791. He will receive the money from Capt. Miles for which he will provide a receipt.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Pay of Captain Savage's Company of Artillery
05/25/1791 Autograph Draft Letter SignedHowell is transmitting to Lieut. Porter the first bill of exchange drawn by the Treasurer on John Habersham, Collector for the Port of Savannah, for $1784.06. This sum is in full the pay due the …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Pay for the Officers and Men of the Old Troops & Others
06/18/1791 Autograph Draft Letter SignedHowell transmits three month's pay for the Old Troops and one month's pay for the general staff and the army generally.
Post Revolutionary War Manuscripts, 1784-1811. (RG94) (M904)
Pay for Cushing's Men
10/13/1791 Autograph Signed DraftHowell has transmitted to Cushing $290.50 by Mr. Mifflin, being one month's pay for his officers, non-commissioned officers, and privates. Mr. Mifflin has been directed to provide the officers who …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)- No image
Pay Enclosed
12/02/1791 Autograph Letter SignedPost notes enclosed for one month pay of Cass and detachment under his command.
First Congress: President's Message Transmitting Reports From the Secretary of War to the Senate [1A-E4] (RG46) 
Pay Due a Detachment of Artillery at West Point
06/10/1791 Contemporary Copy of Letter SignedHowell encloses a pay roll for a detachment of Artillery stationed at West Point which shows the balance due each man up to December 31, 1790.
Post Revolutionary War Manuscripts, 1784-1811. (RG94) (M904)
Pay abstract of scouts for Mason County Virginia
07/26/1791 Document SignedPay abstract of scouts for Mason County Virginia includes age, county, days of service, pay in shillings and pounds
Muster Rolls of Volunteer Organizations: War With Northwest Indians, 1790-1795. (RG94)
Opinion on Warham Strong
06/02/1791 Autograph Letter SignedHowell could not say if Strong was a member of Colonel Wi[ttet]'s regiment, but he noted Strong was of good character and deserving of a commission by Connecticut.
Carded Records (Compiled Military Service Records), Volunteer Organizations: Post-Revolutionary War Period, 1784-1811. (RG94) (M905)
On the Claims of George Smith
01/06/1791 Autograph Draft Letter SignedThe Auditor of the Federal Treasury on the claims of George Smith, late deputy judge advocate of the army. Smith was in fact overpaid.
Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)
On the Claim of William Cleveland
02/08/1791 Autograph Letter SignedResponse to a verbal request for an examination into the claim of William Cleveland, who served in Col. Tyler's regiment and was a prisoner. Howell discusses Cleveland's claim regarding the length of …
Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)
On the Claim of Richard Varrick
10/11/1791 Autograph Letter SignedThe Commissioner of Army Accounts writes the War Secretary that he has examined the claim of Lieutenant Colonel Richard Varrick for an allowance of bounty lands from the United States.
Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)
Nominal Pay Due Officers of the Late Army
12/09/1791 Autograph Draft Letter SignedThe rule adopted by the Office of Army Accounts for ascertaining the value of nominal pay due officers of the late Army is that the specie value was allowed in the same manner as the States charged …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Money Sent for Bounty Paid
06/30/1791 Autograph Letter SignedJeffers reimbursed for bounty paid, remaining accounts settled.
Carded Records (Compiled Military Service Records), Volunteer Organizations: Post-Revolutionary War Period, 1784-1811. (RG94) (M905)
Money for the Pay of Harmar's Regiment
06/18/1791 Draft Letter SignedCaptain Beatty is entrusted by Howell with the task of conveying $17,844 to General Harmar for the pay of his officers and men.
Post Revolutionary War Manuscripts, 1784-1811. (RG94) (M904)
Money for the Detachment of Artillery at West Point
06/10/1791 Contemporary Copy of Letter SignedHowell transmits the sum of $831 to pay the arrearages of pay due the detachment of artillery stationed at West Point.
Post Revolutionary War Manuscripts, 1784-1811. (RG94) (M904)
Money for the Commanding General
06/18/1791 Autograph Draft Letter SignedHowell is transmitting the sum of $17,844 for the use of the commanding general.
Post Revolutionary War Manuscripts, 1784-1811. (RG94) (M904)
Money for a Battalion of Levies on the Frontier
06/30/1791 Autograph Draft Letter SignedHowell transmits to Hodgdon the amount of $2,225 for the purpose of raising a battalion of levies on the frontier.
Post Revolutionary War Manuscripts, 1784-1811. (RG94) (M904)
Letter to the Comptroller of the Treasury
05/02/1791 Autograph Letter SignedLetter to the Comptroller of the Treasury
Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)
Letter to the Auditor of the Treasury
02/17/1791 Autograph Letter SignedLetter to the Auditor of the Federal Treasury, enclosing a statement of the estate of an officer.
Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)
Letter from the Commissioner of Army Accounts
04/19/1791 Autograph Letter SignedEncloses a statement on a particular account; mentions vouchers, bounties, pay, and subsistence. Colonel Stewart's vouchers for recruiting were lost or destroyed.
Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)
