Blank Bills of Exchange for the Regiment
Document 1790Howell discusses Beatty's need for blank Bills of Exchange and fears that the 282 he is sending will not be sufficient for Beatty's needs.
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Office of Army Accounts
New York 2d Jany 1795
Your letter of the 6th [undecipherable: Ulto]
that part of your letter relative to Bills of Exchange [strikethrough: being]
sent to you as well as that requesting Authority to draw for
the other Installment, I laid before the Sect at War —
for the first he had no Objection but was of opinion that
the charge of Printing &c should be [strikethrough: made] on the Regt however
if the Sum being so trifling I have included it in my
Account of Contingencies & have little doubt it will
be passed. you will now receive two hundred &
Eighty two Blank Bills of which [strikethrough: the] [strikethrough: of] in them
are two Numbered 1 & 4 — I have found seal Pinks
as I conceive will prevent all Impositions — The
Sect at War has no Objection to your drawing for
the [strikethrough: other] Installment [strikethrough: s] the last, [strikethrough: to be]
[strikethrough: however] must [strikethrough: be] postponed [strikethrough: untill you] unless absolute
necessity should require it untill the Accounts of
the Regiment are finally adjusted, for which
purpose too it is his desire that you would
[Mis. No. 95]
Type
Autograph Draft Document Signed
Description
Howell discusses Beatty's need for blank Bills of Exchange and fears that the 282 he is sending will not be sufficient for Beatty's needs.
Date
01/02/1790
Author
Recipient
Sent from
New York, Office of Army Accounts
Document number
1790010221101
Page start
1
Notable persons
Erkuries Beatty
Joseph Howell
Notable locations
New York
Office of Army Accounts
Notable items
bills of exchange

