Joseph Howell discusses army accounts with Andrew Dunscomb
Document 1787Joseph Howell issues certificates to Andrew Dunscomb for disbursement to Robert Brayson and John Jones.
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New York Oct 17th 1787
Dear Sir
Your letter of the 5th inst was duly received and agreeably to your request I now send you inclosed in my letter to Mr Pierce accompanying this one certificate no 94826 for 100 dollars being the pay of Robert Brayson for the year 1782 also two certificates no 94.827 for one hundred dollars and no 94.828 for one hundred and thirty four dollars (undecipherable) being for pay and gratuity due John Jones, you will please to give a receipt for them - Braysons certificate is sent to satisfy Mrs Williams for her attention to him and which I suppose will be sufficient, supposing she has not been careful to keep an attested copy of her account I have sent the original which you will please to return when the business is accomplished.
Mr Pierce will present you with Cap Muir’s certificate for balance of his pay and commutation - Col Carrington has received the certificates for Major Croghan and a William Smothers - Yours J Howell Jr
Andw Dunscomb Esq
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