Captain Hannah's Account
Document 1792It appears from Capt. Hannah's account that he didn't give credit for the money paid to his company at Winchester nor has he charged it in his account. Darke gave credit for the money received of Butler so he is to have credit for it. The payroll shows that $2.10 was paid to privates and $3.60 to sergeants. The money on the Ohio was one dollar to a private and a dollar and a third to corporals and sergeants.
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Dear Sir Berkeley 20th april 1792
It apears by Captain Hannahs accompt That he didnot Give Credet for the Money said to his Company at winchester Nor has he Charged it in his Acc. I have Gave Credet for that money Received of General Butler. So that I am to have Credet for it. I understood Captain Hannah he had Received it or I Should have Charged it in my accompt, He had Charged the Money for the Bounty to the Soldiers and a months pay to the Officers Amounting to 959 Dollars and the Money paid to the Soldiers in July on the Ohio except a Small Mistake which he paid to me Since; But the money Advaned to his Company in May at winchester he gave no Credet for, as it was paid by Captain James Stephens. The Soldiers are Charged with it you will Se by the pay Role; That money was two Dollars and ten Cent to the privates and 3 and 60 to a Siegeant; The money on the Ohio was one dollar to a private and a Dollar and a third to a Sergeant or Corperal, this Sum you I expect will find Charged to the Soldiers which will Convince you I am not Mistaken Captain Hannah had but [undecipherable] men when they were paid in Winchester and No Corporals the money paid that time was 2 Dollars and 10 Cents to a private and 3 $ 60 to a Sergeant; Which makes the money I am to have Credet for 166 Dollars and 50 Cents. Which you will please Give my accompt Credet for as I declare on my honour it is Just it Should be So. Captain Hannah has
has Gave Credet for 454 Dollars 98.
Should have Cd. for 642 -- 50
21 $ 2 he paid to me which [strikethrough: deducting] adding the 21.. 2 $ 166.. 50 – from the 642.. 50 you will find the 454..98 Credited by Captain Hannah Right This is nearly a true Coppy of what I writ to you before which I hope you will attend perticularlyt to and am Sir
your obt humt Servt.
WM Darke
Major Joseph Howell
642.. 50 :: 454.. 98
166.. 50
21.. 2
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642.. 50
P. S. you Se the amounts Stold and the agree I believe I made a mistake in Say deducting in Stead of ading adding however it will agree any how either [strikethrough: deducting] [strikethrough: the] the three Sums together to make the 642..50 or deducting the two Small Sums from the 642..50 will [strikethrough: leave the] 454.98–
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
It appears from Capt. Hannah's account that he didn't give credit for the money paid to his company at Winchester nor has he charged it in his account. Darke gave credit for the money received of Butler so he is to have credit for it. The payroll shows that $2.10 was paid to privates and $3.60 to sergeants. The money on the Ohio was one dollar to a private and a dollar and a third to corporals and sergeants.
Date
04/20/1792
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Berkeley
Document number
1792042080001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Joseph Howell
William Darke
Captain James Stephens
Captain Hannah
General Butler
Notable locations
Berkeley
Winchester
Ohio
Notable items
account
bounty
bounty to the soldiers
pay to the officers
mistake
pay notes
pay

