Accounts and Expenses
Document 1795Enclosed records of expenditures. Major Howe appointed Mr. Barnes, merchant, as his personal lawyer to secure final settlement of accounts.
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Pittsburg 24th April 1795
Sir,
You will find enclosed herewith a Receipts Roll of the Detachment Stationed at Brewer Blacks House for three Months pay Viz. October, Novr & December 1794.
And you will also find, a Statement of Contingent Expenditures by Capt Beglat Howe during the march of his Detachment from West Point to
[Continued the 18th April 1795]
Fort Fayette in the Year 1794. This Statement is accompanied by relative Receipts & Certificates as Vouchers to establish the several Charges which all appear to me Just & reasonable, but not having hitherto been instructed to pay similar Accounts, I have at Major Howes request transmitted it to you. He informs me that he received a Sum of Money in advance on Contingent Account at the War Office, for which you will Observe he has not given Credits, & he now informs me that he has appointed a Mr Barns Merchant of Philadelphia his Attorney to obtain a final Settlement of his account.
Please to send forward a number of Detachment Muster & Pay Rolls.
I am with great esteem
Sir yr Obt Servt
Joseph Howell Esq.
Accountt
War Department.
Isaac Craig
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Enclosed records of expenditures. Major Howe appointed Mr. Barnes, merchant, as his personal lawyer to secure final settlement of accounts.
Date
04/24/1795
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Pittsburgh
Collection
Document number
1795042479001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Joseph Howell
Isaac Craig
detachment
Captain Bezaleel Howe
Captain Howe
Major Howe
Barnes
Barns
merchant
attorney
Notable locations
War Department
Pittsburgh
Beaver Block House
block house
West Point
Fort Fayette
Philadelphia
Notable items
contingent expenditures
statement
receipt rolls
vouchers
certificates
final settlement

