John Woodhill request for overdue pay and clothing in case of Stephen McCormick
Document 1791Woodhall requests on behalf of Stephen McCormick back pay and clothing due. McCormick was in the New Jersey line for 3 years in Colonel Spencer's Regiment. It has been a time since the request. He received an answer that all the money that was due was given to Captain John Santford, paymaster. He asks Howell to investigate and find out if money is due to McCormick, or whether he has already been paid and if so when and how much.
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[Docket notation on address leaf:] [undecipherable] January [undecipherable] 1791
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accepting [Capt.?] [undecipherable] Squire
a [undecipherable] [continual?] Army [Account?]
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Philadelphia
Monmouth Janry [undecipherable] 1791
Sir
Mr. William M'Cormick who [undecipherable: probable reading claims] to have been a Soldier (as will fully appear by Certificate[s] [undecipherable] from Capt [undecipherable]) [undecipherable] which [undecipherable] has furnished with [the?] said M'Cormick has frequently applied to me for provision in [Money?] and Clothing which he had [undecipherable] in lieu, he [undecipherable: probable reading mentions] that he [undecipherable] also [undecipherable] information of the [undecipherable]
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I have requested William Wicks Esquire to wait upon
you with these papers and receive your answer—
I am with due respects your
humble Servt
John Woodhull
N. B. I have sent the original Certificate
instead of the [undecipherable: probable reading Copies] as mentioned above
and request they may be returned.
J Woodhull
Joseph Howell Esqr
Commissioner of [undecipherable]
Type
Letter Signed
Description
Woodhall requests on behalf of Stephen McCormick back pay and clothing due. McCormick was in the New Jersey line for 3 years in Colonel Spencer's Regiment. It has been a time since the request. He received an answer that all the money that was due was given to Captain John Santford, paymaster. He asks Howell to investigate and find out if money is due to McCormick, or whether he has already been paid and if so when and how much.
Date
12/20/1791
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Monmouth
Repository
Document number
1791122070001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Joseph Howell
John Woodhill
Captain Santford
Stephen McCormick
Colonel Spencer
Regiment
paymaster
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Notable locations
Philadelphia
Monmouth
New Jersey
