Bezaleel Howe Papers
25 documents
Trouble Filling Company Without Money
Problems recruiting without money to pay recruits and officers.
Bezaleel Howe PapersReturn Required to Fill Clothing Order
Additional clothing could not be produced by Mr. Hill until Captain Smith provided return on past clothing order and number of missing uniforms.
Bezaleel Howe PapersRequest for Supplies
Request for supplies, cited better discipline of recruits occurred with supplies.
Bezaleel Howe PapersRendez-vous at Westchester and Recruiting
Proposed rendez-vous of Westchester denied, Knox ordered future location to be West Point. Additional expenses related to recruiting denied.
Bezaleel Howe PapersRecruits to Proceed to West Point
Money due for pay and subsistence received, recruits gathered from Eastern States to proceed immediately to West Point.
Bezaleel Howe PapersPay and Subsistence
Thanked Howell for receipt of pay and subsistence from previous month. Gave total pay and subsistence due for current month.
Bezaleel Howe PapersOrders to Proceed Hastily to Pittsburgh
Urged Howe to proceed quickly with recruits to Pittsburgh for service to public.
Bezaleel Howe PapersEnclosed Bounty and Payment for Recruiting Services
Letter, encloses draft for money for recruiting.
Bezaleel Howe PapersDiscussion of Debts and Imprisonment of Recruits
Questions the practicality of the law regarding small debts of men recruited for military service.
Bezaleel Howe PapersDeserters and Request for Clothing
Howe expressed hopes of using martial law to make examples of deserters, requests clothing and knapsacks.
Bezaleel Howe PapersBank Note for Recruiting Services
Letter, encloses Post Note for recruiting service to be cashed at Bank of New York.
Bezaleel Howe PapersAssurances of Exemplary Recruiting Services
Letter, discusses conduct as a recruiting officer.
Bezaleel Howe PapersAppointment to 2nd Lieutenant
Letter, discusses recruiting and mentions appointment.
Bezaleel Howe PapersSympathies for Lack of Recruits
Letter, mentions recruiting and treatment of deserters.
Bezaleel Howe PapersReceipt of Appointment Letter
Receipt of appointment letter, requests info on his lieutenant.
Bezaleel Howe PapersPermission to Enlist Artificers
Howe authorized enlistment of artificers such as carpenters, wheelwrights, blacksmiths, and armourers.
Bezaleel Howe PapersNotification of Money to be Delivered, Instructions for Dispersal
Amounts and people to receive pay.
Bezaleel Howe PapersNotification of Clothing Order
Clothing ordered for troops, to be forwarded to New York by way of Amboy New Jersey, addressed to Melancton Smith.
Bezaleel Howe PapersMoney Remit to Richard Morris
Notification of sum of $400 remit to Howe by Treasurer of United States to Richard Morris, Supervisor of Revenue at New York for recruiting.
Bezaleel Howe PapersMoney for Recruiting
The Treasurer has placed in the hands of Richard Morris, Supervisor of New York, $400. Howe was told by him that the Treasurer would provide money for recruiting but he had not been given the names of …
Bezaleel Howe Papers
