J Howell esq
Trenton
January 1 1789
Sir
There is an action depending between Colo Mathias Ogden of the first Jersey Regiment on myself, which occasions me to solicit you to furnish me with a certified copy of his account from your Books. both Debt & Credit as it stands registered in your office, you’l please to give it to Turman Yards who will inclose it in a letter to me please also inform me when I may call for my certificates in consequence of the accounts left with you some time past, any expence attending this business shall be paid by me your complyance in this will oblige your humble servant. John Polhemus
To Capt. Mich.d Gilbert. 5 Mo.rs pay as above
and goods of Jn.o Muir — — — — — £84.12.6
this information you will please to give me the same post that you forward the certificates by — I will also thank you for making some enquiry relative to Mr. McCoy's account in the D.r Master Generals department, you will understand the business by perusing the enclosed letter. I give you a great deal of trouble, but as it proceeds from a wish that I think you join me of obliging some poor suffering fellow soldiers & to say anything more about it — with great truth
I am your affectionate friend —
C. Richmond
The Hon.ble
The Commiss.r of the Treasury } Office of Army Acco[unts]
New Yo[rk] Jan.y [undecipherable]
Gentlemen
Agreeably to your request I do my[self] the honor to enclose you a copy of the account current Brig. Gen.d Moses Hazens as stated by the late Comm[issioner] of Army accounts —
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J. Howell Jr.
[undecipherable] esq.r — [undecipherable] Office
Hartford Jan.y 6th 1789
Sir
I have received your favour of the 18th of Nov.r last, and now enclose Aaron Swetlands receipt agreeably to your request —
I will thank you to inform me whether the short calculations you mention are in the accounts which were reduced by the scale of depreciation, or in those on which the Specie pay was calculated upon the services agreeably to the resolution of Congress of 28 Dec.r 1779
If the errors are of considerable amount I shall esteem it a favor if you will furnish me with a list of them
I have the honor to be &c,
Olio Wolcott Jr. —
Oliver Wolcott esq.r Office of Army Accounts
New York Jan.y 17. 1789 —
Sir
Your letter of the 6.t Ins.t covering Aaron Swetlands receipt is received.
Agreeably to your request I enclose you a list of errors which have appeared in the course of my examination of the accounts of the Coast guards and militia of your State —
In the course of next week I flatter my[self I shall be at] [undecipherable] depreciation acc[ounts] those persons who left the service previous to the 10th Apr.t 1780 of admitting the supplies from the State will amount to nearly one third of the whole charge exhibited, I do not find that you have calculated the interest on depreciation & presuming each State will expect to be allowed it, you will please to inform me at what period the interest commenced on the certificates issued for depreciation —
Jam. &c.
J. Howell Jr.
J. Howell esq.r — Gen. Post Office Jan.y 14. 1789 —
Sir
The bearer has called upon me with some certificates respecting Mr. Clarkson as Postmaster to the army under the marques de la Fayette — all I know about that business is that Mr. Clarkson was Postmaster at Williamsburg, & probably the army business fell into his hands, but I never knew that he had a seperate commission for that purpose, he is still indebted to the public as post-master at Williamsburg, & I apprehend it will be just to discount that from his pay as army post-master if any allowance is made him on that account
Jam. &c. &c.
[undecipherable]
J. Howell esq.r — Office of Accounts
Jan.y [undecipherable]
Sir
The Certif[undecipherable]
[remainder torn and illegible]
D.W.M. Gen.d are directed to Col.d Carrington, and as it appears by the dates that he has made Settlements with Col.d Carrington since he got those certificates, I cannot conjecture why they were not included. I think Col.d Carrington desired that no claim in his dep.t should be settled but such as appeared in his Books, or were authenticated by him, be it as it may, his approbation is necessary to make them regular — I made some notes on the inclosed return of Settlements made in Connecticut for depreciations — can you not ascertain the inclusive dates of the time they were paid?
Jam. &c.
Jon.d Burrall
Joseph Howell esq.r —
Mr. Duer's respects to Mr. Howell would be glad to be furnished with a set of Pierce's Registers for the Board —
Board of Treasury —
Monday Morn.g —
Delivered on the above note one sett of printed reg[isters] by order of the Comm.r of Arm.y Acc[ounts]
(Signed) B. Mifflin