Major Beatty's Account
Document 1793There are charges exhibited to Swan against Major Erkuries Beatty related to the raising and marching, and providing one month's pay, of his company in 1791 amounting to $1098.25. Beatty has lodged vouchers in the amount of $895.65 so that leaves him indebted to the US for $202.70 pending the resolution of the remainder of his account.
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[From Caleb Swan / Jany 10. 1793 / enclosing a letter to Gen / Wayne — Especially / Beatty also]
Joseph Howell Esqr
Philadelphia
[Beatty also]
Pittsburg January 10. 1793
Sir
Major Beatty has this day exhibited to me his vouchers for the expenditure of the public money charged to him, in order to the attainment of his discharge from the service — [underline: enclosed is a copy of my letter to the Commander in chief on the occasion.] — The said Vouchers are also enclosed, to which I have adverted as a basis on which to predicate my letter — it is to be observed, that I have not given validity to any of the vouchers, but agreeably to instructions have referred him to your office for the final adjustment of his accounts and balance of pay &c.
I am Sir
Your obedient Serv.t
Caleb Swan Paymaster
of the Troops of the
United States.
Joseph Howell Jr Esqr
Ac.t of the War Dep.t
[Copy of my letter to / [undecipherable] Wayne on / [undecipherable] Beatty &tc. / Jany 9. 1793]
[Copy] Pittsburg January 9.th 1793
Sir
There are charges exhibited to me by Joseph Howell accountant for the war department against Major E. Beatty, for the purpose of raising and marching, and for one months pay in advance to his late Company, recruited by him in 1791. Amounting to 109825/100 dollars.
Major Beatty has this day lodged [strikethrough: with] me vouchers for the expenditure of 89565/100 dollars of the above mentioned sum of money, agreeably to the purposes for which it was intended which leaves him indebted to the United States for a balance of 20270/100 dolls.
There is due to Major Beatty for pay forage and subsistence from 1 Aug. 1792 (the day, to which he has been paid up by Leut Daniel Britt Pay M.r as per his certificate and account Current) to the 9th of January 1793. the sum of 3909/100 dollars — deducting the balance of public money for which he is accountable, from the amount of his pay subsistence and forage due on this day, will leave a balance of 18623/100 dollars due from the United States to the said Major Beatty, for the payment of which sum, and for the final adjustment of his remaining accounts, he will be referred to the accountant of the war department in Philadelphia and I shall write to Mr Howell accordingly.
I am not authorised to make a final settlement of the accounts of any officer, but the foregoing statement is submitted to your Excellency to shew that Major Beatty, in fact is not indebted to the United States.
Major General Anthony Wayne
Commanding the legion of the
United States.
I am &c.
Caleb Swan Paymaster
of the troops of the [United States]
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
There are charges exhibited to Swan against Major Erkuries Beatty related to the raising and marching, and providing one month's pay, of his company in 1791 amounting to $1098.25. Beatty has lodged vouchers in the amount of $895.65 so that leaves him indebted to the US for $202.70 pending the resolution of the remainder of his account.
Date
01/09/1793
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Pittsburg
Document number
1793010915301
Page start
4
Note
This is an enclosure to a letter from Caleb Swan to Joseph Howell dated 10 January 1793.
Notable persons
Edward Wayne
Caleb Swan
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Pittsburg

