Pay for an Officer's Widow
Document 1786The author (William Gordon) married the widow of Colonel John White of Georgia and wants to gain possession of Col. White's papers so as to assess the payments owed to Mrs. Gordon. The papers were in the hands of the Southern Auditor who passed them on to the board of Treasury for payment and were last believed to be in the hands of the delegates from Georgia.
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Philadelphia 3d March 1786
Mr William Gordon, who married the Widow of Col. John White of Georgia, requests it as a very particular favor of Captain Howell when he gets to New York to make enquiry at the proper office whether any of Col. White’s papers are lodged there, as they were some considerable time ago put into the hands of the Southern Auditor, Col. Dart who promised to liquidate them and transmit them to the board of Treasury for payment, and has since informed Mrs. Gordon that he put them into the hands of Messrs. Few, Howely & Walton, then delagates for that State for that purpose Mr. Howell will oblige me very much if he will write me Per the first post if he can get any account of them, as I expect soon to set out for Georgia -
Your compliance will confer a very singular obligation on Sir, your very humble servant William Gordon
J. Howell Esquire
Philada 10th march 1786.
Dr. Sir,
Inclosed is an order for Captain Patton’s pay which you will be so obliging as to send per Post the first opportunity, which will greatly oblig your friend Richd. Humpton
Jos. Howell Esqr.
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