Funds for Decius Wadsworth's Recruiting
Document 1794Five hundred dollars is being remitted to Chester to be transmitted to Decius Wadsworth, Captain of Artillery and Engineer at Hartford, for the use of the recruiting service.
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with a request untill she should be much prefered to wait a further remittance untill I can get the business of paying her a part of her husbands pay properly arranged by the paymaster—
I am Sir &c
Jonathan Dayton Esqr
Elizabeth Town New Jersey Joseph Howell
W. D. Accountants Office
Sir June 19th 1794
The Treasurer will remit you to transmitted to Docius Wadsworth Captain of artillery and Engineer at Hartford the sum of five hundred dollars being for the use of the recruiting service for which he is to sign duplicate receipts to be accountable—
I am Sir &c
John Chester Esqr Supervisor Joseph Howell
Wethersfield Connecticut—
W. D. Accountants Office
Sir June 19th 1794
• By direction of the Secretary of
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Five hundred dollars is being remitted to Chester to be transmitted to Decius Wadsworth, Captain of Artillery and Engineer at Hartford, for the use of the recruiting service.
Date
06/19/1794
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1794061921255
Page start
154
Notable persons
John Chester
Joseph Howell
Notable locations
Weathersfield, Connecticut
Accountant's Office

