Amount Charged for the Use of the Recruiting Service
Document 1794Captain Crawford is currently charged with the sum of $1200 for the use of the recruiting service and must submit his recruiting account with enlistments and receipts for bounty paid to settle his levy account.
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W.D. Accountants Office
February 10th 1794
Sir
The Bearer Mr James Dean the late Indian Interpreter has charge of the sum of Seventeen dollars and 79 Cts. to be delivered to you being for sundry debts contracted by Peter [undecipherable: probable reading "Pisquette"] an Amrican Indian which you will be pleased to discharge agreeably to the inclosed statements of Col. Timothy Pickering taking receipts on the accounts which are also inclosed and one to be rendered by you on settlement of your accounts with the States.
I am Sir &c
Joseph Howell
Rev. Samuel Kirkland.
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W.D. Accountants Office
February 13th 1794
Sir
You are charged in books with the following sums for the use of the recruiting service viz.
May 15th 1792 — Dollars 1000
Octo. 31st " ————— " ——— 200
Amounting to twelve hundred dollars. I have to request you will take immediate measures to exonerate yourself by transmitting your recruiting account accompanied with the inlistments and receipts for bounty paid.
If you have your Commission as Lieutenant in the late Levy service or other evidence of your appointment, you will be pleased to transmit it to enable me to settle your levy account.
I am Sir &c
Joseph Howell
Capt. John Crawford
Pittsburgh.
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W.D. Accountants Office
February 13th 1794
Sir
I inclose you duplicate pay rolls of yourself and recruits for the Month of December 1792. and of sundry of your recruits actually labouring at West point in the Months of Sept. Oct. Nov. and December 1792. you having received the Money for the same, you will disburse it and take receipts agreeably to the Pay roll.
I am Sir &c
Joseph Howell
Capt. Bezalel Howe
Philadelphia.
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Captain Crawford is currently charged with the sum of $1200 for the use of the recruiting service and must submit his recruiting account with enlistments and receipts for bounty paid to settle his levy account.
Date
02/13/1794
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1794021321055
Page start
31
Notable persons
Captain John Crawford
Joseph Howell
recruiting service
recruits
Lieutenant
Levy Service
Notable locations
Pittsburgh
Accountant's Office
Notable items
recruiting account
enlistment
receipts
bounty
pay
levy account
commission
evidence of appointment

