Locating rolls of Colonel Swift's Regiment for 1776
Document 1787Cannot find the rolls of Colonel Swift's Regiment in 1776 among the papers of Jonathan Turnbull, paymaster general in northern department.
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New York July 9th 1787
Dear Sir
I arrived here on saturday last and thursday waited on the Board of Treasury who have complied with your request in admitting Mr Swan to join you. he will set of as soon as he can procure money to take him on. Should anything this week. your favor of the 29th June was handed me at Philadelphia on thursday evening last — Capt Gills account shall be forwarded by Mr Swan, he has had two settlements for depreciation of pay one from the United States and the other from the State of Virginia — I am &c
J Howell S.
Jn. Pierce Esq:
New York July 9th 1787
Sir
I have received your letter of the 9th Ult: requesting a copy of Captain John Thatchers Company in Colonel [undecipherable]s Regiment in 1779 and have to inform you that [undecipherable] the Office of this Reg: among the Officers Jonathan [undecipherable] Esq: who was the Paymaster General in the Northern department at that time — for which reason I am unable to forward you the Copies which you want — Mr Pierce is at [undecipherable]
Type
Letterbook Copy
Description
Cannot find the rolls of Colonel Swift's Regiment in 1776 among the papers of Jonathan Turnbull, paymaster general in northern department.
Date
07/10/1787
Author
Recipient
Sent from
New York
Document number
1787071021055
Page start
179
Notable persons
Oliver Wolcott
Joseph Howell
Colonel Swift
Colonel Swift's Regiment
Jonathan Turnbull, paymaster general
northern department
Captain John Thatcher
Captain John Thatcher's Company
Notable locations
New York
Virginia
Notable items
rolls
papers
copies

