Money for the Use of the Recruiting Service, Etc.
Document 1795Nicholas Fish will transmit to Lieutenant McClelland a sum to be used for the recruiting service. McClelland's muster roll and the receipt for the pay of his command through December 1794 has been received. In the future these papers will be addressed to Howell's office with an outside cover superscribed to the Secretary of War.
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Department of War
Accountants Office
March 11th 1795
Sir —
I recd [undecipherable] & it will [undecipherable: remit?] with [One]
hundred dollars being for the use of the recruiting
Service for which you will receipt to be [accountable?] for
the due application thereof. — Your muster roll for
[Fifty?] & the receipts for [Pay?] of your command to the
31st [Decr?] [last?] is received. In future you will address
the papers for this office under cover to me, with an outside
cover superscribed to the Secty of War —
[complimentary close — undecipherable]
Joseph [Howell?]
Lieut John McClelland
Albany
State of New York
[Docket notation, bottom left, verso:] [undecipherable] / To Lieut John McClelland
Type
Letter Signed
Description
Nicholas Fish will transmit to Lieutenant McClelland a sum to be used for the recruiting service. McClelland's muster roll and the receipt for the pay of his command through December 1794 has been received. In the future these papers will be addressed to Howell's office with an outside cover superscribed to the Secretary of War.
Date
03/11/1795
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Department of War
Document number
1795031121401
Page start
1
Note
Partially illegible.
Notable persons
John McClelland
Joseph Howell
Notable locations
Albany, New York
Department of War, Accountant's Office