Duties of Paymasters & Mr. Britt's Illness
Document 1793Howell admonishes Swan regarding the importance of providing thorough instructions on the duties of those officers acting as paymasters. Mr. Belli and Major Rudolph have just arrived from Fort Washington and report that Mr. Britt is very ill so Howell expresses concern regarding the accounts of the trooops in that quarter.
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[Col. Swan
April 13. 179[undecipherable]]
Type
Autograph Draft Letter
Description
Howell admonishes Swan regarding the importance of providing thorough instructions on the duties of those officers acting as paymasters. Mr. Belli and Major Rudolph have just arrived from Fort Washington and report that Mr. Britt is very ill so Howell expresses concern regarding the accounts of the trooops in that quarter.
Date
04/13/1793
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Department
Document number
1793041321001
Page start
1
Note
The author is not shown but, based on content, it is presumed to be Joseph Howell.
Cited in Swan to Howell, 04/25/1793.
Notable persons
Caleb Swan
Joseph Howell
Notable locations
War Department, Accountant's Office