Deductions from the Estimates of the Pay of the Troops, Etc.
Document 1793Howell worries that public papers sent by Swan may have been lost or miscarried. He is transmitting the extract from the register of warrants in continuation and notes that Swan should observe the deductions made from the estimates of the pay of the troops and should retain each sgtoppage.
100%
⇣
No human transcription currently available for this document.
This transcription was generated by machine using Anthropic's Claude Code (a mix of sonnet and opus models). It may contain errors or inaccuracies. Please verify against the document image. Learn more about our generative AI methodology.
[To Caleb Swan Esqo C.S. of Sub. Augt 14. 1797]
Type
Autograph Draft Letter
Description
Howell worries that public papers sent by Swan may have been lost or miscarried. He is transmitting the extract from the register of warrants in continuation and notes that Swan should observe the deductions made from the estimates of the pay of the troops and should retain each sgtoppage.
Date
08/10/1793
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Department
Document number
1793081021001
Page start
1
Note
The author is not shown but, based on content, it is presumed to be Joseph Howell.
Cited in Howell to Swan, 08/16/1793.
Notable persons
Caleb Swan, Paymaster of the Troops
Joseph Howell
Notable locations
War Department, Accountant's Office
Notable items
muster rolls
warrant
pay rolls
public papers
extract
register of warrants
pay of the troops