Payment for Books and Ledgers
Document 1791A bill for ledgers and books purchased by Howell for use in the office.
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[REGISTERED]
N° 1103
[Left column:] Pay Office
Salary Contingencies
from 1 Apri to the 1 July 91
179 5/100 Dols
State of the Account
of
Joseph Howell Esqr
D°
Recd July 8. 1791
att'd N° 1103 for
One Hundred and
Seventy Nine Dols
fifty Seven cts
Joseph Howell
[Reg Dt N° 2 P. 3-13]
[Ex'd Reg'd]
[undecipherable initials]
Dr The United States
To Joseph Howell
For Salary of Mr Ignatio Collins from the 1st of April to the 2d Jany 1791 3 Mos $350 at [undecipherable] Dol 125
For Contingencies
April 16. Paid postage of public letters Phil $2.
May 27. paid Dictionary for Carpentiers cost 2.16.8
June 10 George Saber for furniture 134.2
William Ott of April & the 28 June
for 25 bottles Rub & 2 [undecipherable] Calorique
Gold Villion to the Army & [undecipherable]
a fan of Saddle Bags 1.6.8
June 28 portage of public letters 2.4
30 William Forrester for Stationary $10.11.3
Micht Roberts for [undecipherable] $3.9.
[undecipherable] D.G.3L. 34.87
Dolr 179. 7/[undecipherable]
Auditors Office [undecipherable] Moore
July 5th 1791
In testify that the Sum of One pound [undecipherable] charges on account for leather bags & the Sum of 1/6 for public letters were paid by me for the purposes mentioned, for which I did not take receipts
Joseph Howell Office
Comptrollers Office
July 7th 1791 John [undecipherable] Graham
Pay Office July 3rd 1791
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
A bill for ledgers and books purchased by Howell for use in the office.
Date
06/30/1791
Author
Recipient
Document number
1791063021201
Page start
1
Note
Enclosed in Edward Nixon to Joseph Howell, 7/6/1791.
Notable persons
William Poyntell
Joseph Howell
Poyntill
Notable locations
Pay Office
Notable items
bill
book
blank book
journal
penknife
cash book
abstract of quires
english medium
full bound
quire
paper
ledger

