Regarding settlement of army surgeon's account
Document 1788From the letter book of the assistant commissioner of army accounts, Joseph Howell. Discusses the settlement of an army surgeon's account.
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And lodge the same in the Bank of Philadelphia subject to his order — You will please to inform Mr Pierce when this business is finished — I advise you in consequence of Mr Pierce's letter, he was taken last Saturday last with a fitting of [undecipherable: Cleck] and is now very unwell —
Joseph Howell Junl
[signed]
To Jno Nicholson Esqr
Dear Sir
I request your information by the next return post of the Time of exchange of Dr Humphrey Fullerton, his pay was [undecipherable] at the Treasury 'till April 1778 which I suppose was the Time of his exchange, but the Returns of the Commissary of Prisoners will determine —
Inclosed I will attend to the Business of Mr Pierce — Yours with the greatest Respect
[signed] Jno Nichelson
Josph Howell Esqr
[undecipherable] Comons
Complr Genel Office
March 12 1792
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
From the letter book of the assistant commissioner of army accounts, Joseph Howell. Discusses the settlement of an army surgeon's account.
Date
03/12/1788
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Comptroller General's Office
Document number
1788031270055
Page start
3
Note
Cited in Howell to Nicholson, 03/17/1788.
Notable persons
Joseph Howell
Jonathan Nicholson
Dr. Humphrey Fullerton
the Treasury
Commissary of Prisoners
Mr. Pierce
Notable locations
Comptroller General's Office
Treasury
Comptroller General's office
assistant commissioner
Notable items
information
return post
exchange
pay
settled
April
returns
business

