War Office provides status of Harrison's account
Document 1790Letter, advises re state of army account.
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[Col. Ruh. Harrison
Aprie 29. 1790
[undecipherable]]
New York 29th April 1790.
[The Affairs of April 1790]
Sir,
I received your favor of the 26th of the 26 ultimo, and desirous of rendering you service I applied to the Commissioner of Army Accounts to ascertain the state of the ten and a half months pay which you [strikethrough: claim] [undecipherable]
He has [undecipherable] I enclose you [strikethrough: him] a copy of your account, received from the Commissioner of Accounts, by which it appears, [strikethrough: that] that, your account must be considered as Settled &c.
If you [strikethrough: should have] [undecipherable] I should be happy to promote you. If you could specify [undecipherable] what you wish and I would with pleasure communicate it to the President of the U.S. [undecipherable] also [undecipherable] be better for you to write
I am &c —
Col. Ruh. Harrison
Type
Letter, Type Undetermined
Description
Letter, advises re state of army account.
Date
04/29/1790
Author
Recipient
Repository
Collection
Document number
1790042900001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Col. Richard Harrison
War Office
Notable locations
New York
U. S. [United States]
Notable items
received your favor
desirous of rendering you service I applied to the Commissioner of Army Accounts to ascertain the state of the ten and a half months pay
he has enclosed
I enclose you a copy of your accounts received from him by which it appears that your as claim must be considered as settled
I should be happy to promote your views if you could specify what you wish
would with pleasure communicate it to the President of the U.S.