Pay of Howe's Company
Document 1792With assurance of getting money from Howell's office, Howe has made up so much of his company's pay through May 1st that he has denied himself money. He would be infinitely obliged to Howell to forward his pay to New York to save him the trouble of coming to Philadelphia.
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[From Cap. Buz: Howe
June 2. 92]
West Point
2 June 1792
Sir
With assurance of getting money from your Office before this, for the pay of my Company to the first of May, I have made up so much of this pay that I have depriv'd myself of Money; would be infinitely oblig'd to you to forward it to New York to save me the trouble of coming to Philadelphia —
I am Sir
your Obedient &
Humble Servant
Bezaleel Howe [undecipherable]
2d U S Regt
Major Howell
Philadelphia —
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
With assurance of getting money from Howell's office, Howe has made up so much of his company's pay through May 1st that he has denied himself money. He would be infinitely obliged to Howell to forward his pay to New York to save him the trouble of coming to Philadelphia.
Date
06/02/1792
Author
Recipient
Sent from
West Point
Document number
1792060255001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Joseph Howell
Bezaleel Howe
Notable locations
West Point
Philadelphia
New York
Notable items
money
pay