Payment to soldier's wives
Document 1793Two of the men whose wives have drawn pay from Howell have been careful to anticipate all the pay due them from their officers but the officers have informed Swan that they will put them under stoppages in the future until Howell's requirements are satisfied.
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Legionville February 21. 1793.
I have received your favor of the 9th inst enclosing the Schedule and charges for taking up deserters. I think there will be no difficulty in passing you for you advances to Mr Bown and Balfour — I have found out [strikethrough: a number of the artillery, and Dragoons of the Infantry] [strikethrough: two of the men] whose wives have drawn their pay from you — they have both been careful to anticipate all the pay yet due to them, from their officers here, but the officers inform me they can put them under [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] until your demand is satisfied.
I enclose to you a Statement of and Duplicate receipts for 15.739 90/100 Dollars paid by me to Capt D. Burd Prov. A duplicate muster and pay rolls of the Infantry of Ohio county in Virginia up to 31 December 1792. And a duplicate muster and pay rolls of the Scout of Westmoreland county in Pensylvania up to 31 July, 1792.
I am Sir
your obedt Servant
[signature: Anthony Wayne]
Joseph Howell [undecipherable] M. M. Dept
[verso: James Wayne / Aug. 18, 1793 / Recd: 2 Decr: 1792]
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Two of the men whose wives have drawn pay from Howell have been careful to anticipate all the pay due them from their officers but the officers have informed Swan that they will put them under stoppages in the future until Howell's requirements are satisfied.
Date
02/21/1793
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Legion Ville
Document number
1793022170001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Joseph Howell
Caleb Swan
officers
wives
Notable locations
Legion Ville
Notable items
pay
stoppages

