Delay in the Pay of Lieutenant Staats Morris
Document 1794Lieutenant Morris expresses to Howell his distress at having not been paid for seventeen months, a delay that has so exhausted his feeble resources that he has been obliged to seek credit from the contractor.
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Joseph Howell Esqr
Accountant for the
Department of
[undecipherable] [seal]
[From Israel Morris
19th April 1794
ans June 13]
[46 hours 6]
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Lieutenant Morris expresses to Howell his distress at having not been paid for seventeen months, a delay that has so exhausted his feeble resources that he has been obliged to seek credit from the contractor.
Date
04/19/1794
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Fort Fidius
Document number
1794041970201
Page start
1
Notable persons
Joseph Howell
Staats Morris
agent
contractor
Notable locations
Fort Fidius
Philadelphia
Notable items
account
pay
fever
immediate settlement
ration
expenses
credit