Settlement of Captain Bailey's Account
Document 1791Howell discusses the settlement of the account between the United States and Captain E. Bailey for the previous six months.
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Pay Office Jany. 11. 1791
Sir.
On the Settlement on an Account between the United States and Capt. E. Beatty [strikethrough: for his Month] [strikethrough: Notes received by him in 1785] [strikethrough: from the] [strikethrough: favor the] direction of the late Commissrs of the Treasury, for the pay of a detachment of the Pennsylvania [strikethrough: detachment] raised under the Act of Congress of the 12 Augt 84, there appears a Balance due from Capt. Beatty in the sum of two hundred and one dollar & 1/90 pt. for [strikethrough: for which] Capt. Beatty will present you with two hundred dollars of those Notes remaining in his hands for which you will [undecipherable] please to have cancelled [strikethrough: that] [strikethrough: for your to his Credit] & transmit a Certificate to enable me to pass the [undecipherable] to his Credit, the [undecipherable] of this balance of One dollar &1/90 I shall oppose to the balance of pay due him to the 1 Juny 1750.
I am with great Respect
Your Obedt
H. [undecipherable]
Nichs. Eveleigh Esqr.
Comptroller of the Treasy.
Type
Autograph Draft Letter Signed
Description
Howell discusses the settlement of the account between the United States and Captain E. Bailey for the previous six months.
Date
10/11/1791
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Pay Office
Document number
1791011121001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Nicholas Evereigh
Joseph Howell
Notable locations
Pay Office

