Enclosed Letter Offers Clarification
Document 1788Hoped enclosed letter would provide clarification on the "mystery" of Dunscomb's letter from the previous day.
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⇣67 Richmond Virginia July 25th 1788 Sir The inclosed will account for the appearant mystery in mine of yesterday please to do your best forme Msr A Dunscomb To Joseph Howell Esqr. B. Lieut Scotts unsettled account on file with the Letters
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Richmond Virginia July 25. 1788
Sir
The enclosed will account for the apparent mystery in mine of yesterday. please to do your best. I am
Yf H Duncomb
To Joseph Howell Esqr
NB Lieut Scotts unsettled account on file with the Letter
Richmond July 29th 1788
Sir
The Muster Roll of the Virginia Line, obtained sometime since from the Office of the Secretary at War, are now forwarded to you by the Post.
I am with great esteem
Yrs &c. Sinc.
J. Meriwether
To Joseph Howell Esqr
Office of Army Accounts
New York Aug 2d 1788
Sir
Your letter of the 18th Inst came to hand this day. I most sincerely regret with you the loss of our Mutual friend. His disease has prevented me entering on the business mentioned in yours of the 23d July last, and I am neither of Opinion that the Board of Treasury will not admit the Qualification of Mr Lott which & charge still exists against him, I know of no other Method to close up this transaction than to wait untill Mr Hamilton produces his vouchers for settlement, when this is done and there should not appear either a receipt or note from Mr Lott then the Money may be obtained, but untill such evidence is produced I acknowledge I should not be free in operating
Type
Letterbook
Description
Hoped enclosed letter would provide clarification on the "mystery" of Dunscomb's letter from the previous day.
Date
07/25/1788
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Richmond
Document number
1788072570155
Page start
67
Note
Cited in Howell to Dunscomb, 08/25/1788.
Notable persons
Joseph Howell
Andrew Dunscomb
Notable locations
Richmond
Virginia
Notable items
letter

