Joseph Howell discusses army accounts with Jonathan Nicholson
Document 1788Joseph Howell requests that John Nicholson send the muster and pay rolls from Captain Jacob Humphrey's company of the Sixth Pennsylvania Regiment. Howell needs these records to settle the accounts of Lieutenant Greenberry Hughes.
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Philadelphia Feb 8
Sir
I am sorry of troubling you again, your please to inform me when I come to New York — as I understand from Mr Pierce that Congress does business
I am Sir Yr
J R De Haas
John Nicholson Esqr
Office of Army Accounts
New York Feb 11th 1788
Sir
Lieutenant Greenburg Hughes late of the 6— regiment Pennsylvanea, is now here for the purpose of settling his accounts with the United States — I am prevented from closing them for want of the Muster & pay rolls of Captain Jacob Humphreys Company from the date of Enlistment to the 1st August 1777, which was I find by your Receipt are in your possession, as it will be attended with much expence to Mr Hughes to go for them, and as I wish to assist him, I must beg you will send by the first post the Muster rolls of that Company for April May June & July and the pay roll from the dates of Enlistments to the 1st July 1777, you will pleas
Type
Letterbook
Description
Joseph Howell requests that John Nicholson send the muster and pay rolls from Captain Jacob Humphrey's company of the Sixth Pennsylvania Regiment. Howell needs these records to settle the accounts of Lieutenant Greenberry Hughes.
Date
02/15/1788
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Office of Army Accounts, New York
Repository
Document number
1788021521055
Page start
353
Notable persons
John Nicholson
Joseph Howell
Captain Jacob Humphrey
Captain Jacob Humphrey's company of the Sixth Pennsylvania Regiment
Sixth Pennsylvania Regiment
Lieutenant Greenberry Hughes
Notable locations
Office of Army Accounts, New York
Pennsylvania
Notable items
muster and pay rolls
