Joseph Howell
1132 documents
Settlement of Public Accounts
The author thanks the recipient for his prompt reply to his letter regarding his public accounts. As soon as he hears from the recipient that a sufficient number of States are able to settle all of …
Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853)Settlement of pay
The author asks for help in facilitating the settlement of his pay. He also seeks to provide a similar service for Captain Luke Broadhead whom he refers to as the recipient's old fellow prisoner.
Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853)Settlement of Officers' Accounts
The author is updating the recipient regarding the pay status of several individuals, including himself. Capt. Patten-Smith was legitimately on the rolls of the 10th Regiment and should be apprised …
Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853)Settlement of an Officer's Pay
The author has been charged with all the money drawn by the officers in his company in 1777 even though the proper receipts were passed through the appropriate channels. Since Colonel Hay was the …
Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853)Settlement of an Officer's Account
The author notes that his receipts were lost along with his baggage but Lt.(?)Doyle made copies of the payrolls so that is the source of the amounts requested here. He also encloses the payrolls for …
Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853)Settlement of an officer's account
Discusses details of the settlement of the estate of his father with the U.S. for service in the Revolutionary War.
Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)Request to Examine Rolls
Requests that Howell examine the rolls of the German Regiment to see if a particular soldier is mustered as dead.
Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)Request that certificate be mailed
The author had received a Certificate related to his indebtedness to the United States but, after delivering it to John Pierce, was unable to obtain it from the recipient because he had to march …
Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853)Request forwarding of certificates
The author asks that the Certificates of Jacob Lyon be forwarded to him as they were not with J. Nicholson as previously suggested. Papers are enclosed to verify the legitimacy of this request.
Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853)Request for the charges against General DeHaas
The author requests the charges against General DeHaas so his account can be drawn and sent with the vouchers for examination. Also John Pierce needs to send the injunctions regarding the transmission …
Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853)Request for settlement of account
Jones requests that the recipient settle his account between August 1, 1778(?)when he was last paid until his resignation in April 1780. He lost his papers to the British at the Battle of Brandywine, …
Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853)Request for Name Verification
Requests McConnell examine the two enclosed certificates to verify names and locations of origin. Believed they were from Pennsylvania, but if not proposed they were from New York.
Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853)Request for money
The author requests the amount of 200 dollars from the United States less whatever debt he owes, an amount which he believes to be minuscule. He asks that the Certificate for the amount owed him be …
Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853)Request for examination Captain James Waugh account
The author requests that the account of Capt. James Waugh be examined to see if he has been charged with the monies he received as a supernumerary. He is owed the amount of $480 which the Comptroller …
Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853)Replacement of Delaware Regiment Certificates
The author requests that four Certificates issued to George Kirts of the Delaware Regiment be replaced since they were partially damaged. Fragments of the Certificates are enclosed as well as an oath …
Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853)Regarding unsettled accounts and the whereabouts of certificates
His accounts remain unsettled due to a charge against him by Colonel Johnston for $1200 part of which was used to pay officers and soldiers and the remainder returned to Johnston. Most of the relevant …
Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853)Regarding George Winchester's account
Regarding George Winchester's account, the author is at a loss as to the entries in the Pay Master General's books especially relative to the advances sent him against the Maryland line. Mr. Pierce's …
Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853)Regarding accounts of John McGowan
Due to sickness, the author has been delayed in regard to the accounts of the state regiment but gave properly authenticated accounts to the Council of Safety. He lost the original on the western …
Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853)Receipt of certificates
Acknowledges receipt of two Certificates. The acknowledgment would have been sent more promptly had the bearer been available sooner.
Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853)Receipt for Certificates
The author is sending a receipt for the Certificates received for Captain Hughes and Gilbert. The receipt should have been sent earlier but he had hoped instead to have the receipts from the two men …
Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853)Question on a Resolve of Congress
The author wants to know whether a recent resolve of Congress relative to the settling of Army accounts applies to his case. He has written twice and has yet to receive an answer.
Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853)Pay of John Smith
The author seeks the pay for John Smith who was a prisoner and wants his pay for the time he was held in captivity. The author had written an earlier letter in which he had mistakenly referred to …
Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853)Pay for an Orphaned Sister of an Officer
The author encloses a letter from Amos Taylor who is interceding on behalf of the orphaned sister of Lieutenant Weaver, an officer who was killed in service to his country. An allowance for travel …
Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853)Pay for an Officer's Widow
The author (William Gordon) married the widow of Colonel John White of Georgia and wants to gain possession of Col. White's papers so as to assess the payments owed to Mrs. Gordon. The papers were in …
Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853)Pay for an Officer's Widow
The author affirms the date of James Wilson's death and pleads ignorance as to the length of Wilson's desertion. He probably returned to the Army in January 1781 and therefore his widow deserves his …
Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853)
