Stoppages of Pay
Document 1793Howell's last instruction to stop those officers' pay who have irregularities in their accounts is so unqualified that it is embarrassing to Swan. Swan recommends that no more stoppages be made at the present time. Instead perhaps a proportionate sum could be withheld, depending upon the nature of the error, until the accounts are settled.
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Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Howell's last instruction to stop those officers' pay who have irregularities in their accounts is so unqualified that it is embarrassing to Swan. Swan recommends that no more stoppages be made at the present time. Instead perhaps a proportionate sum could be withheld, depending upon the nature of the error, until the accounts are settled.
Date
04/12/1793
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Legionville
Document number
1793041215101
Page start
1
Note
Cited in Howell to Swan, 04/20/1793.
Notable persons
Joseph Howell
Caleb Swan
officers
Captain Thomas Doyle
Captain Alexander Gibson
Captain Howell Lewis
Captain Thomas Lewis
Captain William Preston
Captain Mahlon Ford
Lieutenant William A. Lee
Lieutenant Benjamin Strother
Cornet Webb
Ensign Kreamer
Ensign William M. Mills
Major J.F. Hamtramck
Daniel Britt
paymaster
Notable locations
Legionville
Notable items
stoppages of pay