Settlement of Major Erkuries Beatty account
Document 1787Beatty has sent copies of receipts for payments to Colonel Harmer's Regiment so that his account can be settled promptly.
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I find was in several instances erroneous arising from the haste in which it was formed — I have now rectified those mistakes and brought your Accounts to a final close a Copy of which you will receive enclosed — You will find that I have managed your Accounts on a different principal from that adopted by Mr Swann — all the monies that you are charged with in the Books of the Pay Office are brought into view distinctly and the balances found on each payment against you carried through the several Accounts — the sum of 32,000 dollars the Emissions credited your Account of depreciation with the State I have allowed the balance appearing now due is secured by me in a Certificate which I shall forward agreeably to your request to Capt. James Moore at Philadelphia — I flatter myself this Statement will appear to you as it does to me just & proper —
[undecipherable] J Howell Junr
Lieut Charles Rochley
Philadelphia Jan: 3. 1797
Dear Sir
I have sent a parcel of Certified Copies Duplicates of receipts which Colonel Harmer has taken for the payment of monies made to his Regiment, upon this and
Type
Recipient's Letterbook Copy
Description
Beatty has sent copies of receipts for payments to Colonel Harmer's Regiment so that his account can be settled promptly.
Date
01/03/1787
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Repository
Document number
1787010370055
Page start
94
Notable persons
Joseph Howell
E. Beatty
Colonel Harmer
his Regiment
Mr. Pierce
Notable locations
Philadelphia
the westward
Notable items
parcel of Certified Copies & duplicates of receipts
monies made to his Regiment
Credit on the Book for the Amount of those receipts
