List of the Dead of 1st Regiment Artillery
Document 1793Swan has long since written to Mr. Britt to furnish a list of all of the dead of the 1st Regiment Artillery and the balance due them but nobody has arrived from Fort Washington since Swan has been at Legionville.
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Legion Ville April 5th 1793.
Sir,
Your letter of the 23 instant enclosing a further account of payments and advances to the Army is received.
I have long since [strikethrough: [undecipherable]] to Mr Britt to furnish me a list of all the dead of the 1st Regt and artillery, and balances due them; but nobody has yet arrived here from Fort Washington since I came of myself. As soon as I can Get this return you shall have it. — Although I was so long at Fort Washington, it was never in my power to obtain but one pay Roll, (Armstrongs) of the 1st Regt & artillery — Nor a single muster Roll until the middle of September 1792. When when [undecipherable], the very evening before he set off for Philadelphia, delivered me a parcel of muster Rolls such as they were — these I have delivered up to Britt, and with him the settlement of their accounts for 1791. must finally be made.
Captain Ballards Smiths Company was of the 1st Regt. — My Return of the dead &c was of the 2d Regt only, and is general as respects that Regiment. — But as I have observed before I never could gain any regular Knowledge of the pay due to the 1 Regt or artillery, and their accounts, to me, were always obscured in the mysteries set forth to you in the Copy of my letter to General Wilkinson of the 12th September 1792.
I enclose to you, the receipts of Major Thomas Hughes, and of Lieut Lewis's Bond, for the pay of their respective Commands up to 1 January 1793. These receipts are to be annexed to the Warrants No 10 – 11 – 12 and 13. forwarded with others to you by the last post.
I am making payments with considerable facility; and shall use my best endeavors to finish and transmit to you the Abstracts and warrants for the whole before we make a movement from this place.
I have this day mustered and Certified Huskells Rolls up to the 1 Jany 93. — I have stopped 6 dollars, advanced by you to Peter Green's wife. — But Jacob Green to whose wife you have advanced 880/100 and John [undecipherable: probable reading "Grage"], to whom you have also advanced 5 dollars; do not appear upon his Rolls. — Where they are I know not.
It is to be observed that, most of the deserters for whom a reward of 10dollars is charged by you — are either hanged, or deserted again to
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Swan has long since written to Mr. Britt to furnish a list of all of the dead of the 1st Regiment Artillery and the balance due them but nobody has arrived from Fort Washington since Swan has been at Legionville.
Date
04/05/1793
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Legionville
Document number
1793040515101
Page start
1
Note
Cited in Howell to Swan, 04/13/1793.
Notable persons
Joseph Howell
Caleb Swan
Mr. Britt
1st Regiment Artillery
Notable locations
Legionville
Fort Washington
Legionville

