Source of pay for Miles and Attlee's regiments and Captain John Murray's company
Document 1787Nicholson asks Howell if he can ascertain the source of the pay for Miles and Attlee's regiments, and particularly Capt. John Murray's company, for August, September, and October 1776.
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Comptroller Generals Office
December 6th 1786
Dear Sir
Will you be so good as to examine the Rolls of the German Regiment and see if John Christman was of one of the Pennsylvania Companies therein and if so a musterd [undecipherable] dated in February 17[undecipherable] be lodged in the [undecipherable] which please revert to me inclosed — yours — from Dear Sir Most sincerely —
Joseph Howell[undecipherable]
A. Furnif[undecipherable]
J. Nicholson
Comptroller Gen. Office Jan'y 9th 1787
Sir
I John Somes a Veteran of [undecipherable] Paul Schultz Company applies for land in this State — if he resigned he is not entitled — if he inlisted and was discharged after October 1780 he is [undecipherable] — thank you for information perhaps you may tell without recourring to the Rolls if he got his Commutation — I am with great respect your most H[undecipherable] [undecipherable]
Jo: [undecipherable] Esqr
J. Nicholson
Comptroller Generals Office
January 3. 1787
Dear Sir
There is one thing I could never ascertain where the pay of Moles & Atkins [undecipherable] from July 30 1776 was paid them — I have the accounts of [undecipherable] John Moore [undecipherable] under considera[undecipherable: probable reading "consideration"]
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Nicholson asks Howell if he can ascertain the source of the pay for Miles and Attlee's regiments, and particularly Capt. John Murray's company, for August, September, and October 1776.
Date
01/03/1787
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Comptroller Generals Office
Document number
1787010370155
Page start
139
Notable persons
Joseph Howell
John Nicholson
John Murray
Capt. Jn. Murray's company
Colonel Miles
Miles and Attlee's regiments
Notable locations
Comptroller General's Office
Notable items
accounts of John Murray
pay for August, September, and October

