Joseph Nourse
24 documents

Settlement of accounts
03/22/1784 Author's Letterbook CopyDiscusses the settlement of the account of Colonel Pettit and the settlement of the accounts of the iron masters.
Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853)
Settlement of accounts
03/24/1786 Autograph LetterDiscusses the documentation and papers needed to settle certain accounts
Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)
Regarding Major Kirkpatrick request for settlement of accounts
03/07/1787 Author's Letterbook CopyHowell tells Nourse that Major Kirkpatrick has requested settlement of the accounts of nine soldiers but the orders do not meet the standards established by Mr. Pierce so Howell cannot comply with the …
Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853)
Account by Major Edmund Hyrne
07/24/1787 Letterbook CopyEnclose copy of account by Major Edmund Hyrne, Aide De Camp and Secretary to the late Major General Greene for sundry advances made to officers of southern army.
Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853)
Accounts of Colonel Lewis Nicola
11/26/1788 Letterbook CopyAccounts of Colonel Lewis Nicola, late commander Invalid Regiment.
Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853)
Accounts and vouchers for Colonel Nicola
11/26/1788 Letterbook CopyEncloses receipt for sundry accounts and vouchers for Colonel Nicola late commanding invalid regiment.
Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853)
Return of certificates issued
02/25/1790 Document SignedReturn of certificates issued by the Commissioner of Army Accounts to the officers and soldiers to the late Continental Army, showing the amount issued to the troops of each state.
Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)
Enclosed Return Forwarded
02/25/1790 Document SignedReturn forwarded is as accurate as the situation of the business will admit.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Account settlement
02/03/1790 Autograph Letter SignedConcerning the settling of Capt. David Bushnell's account, late agent for the Corps of Supplies.
Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)
Opinion on Warham Strong
06/02/1791 Autograph Letter SignedHowell could not say if Strong was a member of Colonel Wi[ttet]'s regiment, but he noted Strong was of good character and deserving of a commission by Connecticut.
Carded Records (Compiled Military Service Records), Volunteer Organizations: Post-Revolutionary War Period, 1784-1811. (RG94) (M905)
Pay Unaccounted For
02/09/1794 Autograph Letter SignedMaria Butler inquired about pay due to troops and Little family that is unaccounted for. M. Butler found pay rolls with receipts from 30 non-commissioned officers and privates in private accounts of …
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)
Claim of William Cash of the Late Line of Virginia
08/12/1794 Author's Letterbook CopyHowell has examined the claim of William Cash, of the late line of Virginia, and believes that his account has been settled in full.
Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853)
Accounts For Depreciation on Pay
01/23/1794 Author's Letterbook CopyThe Accounts for depreciation on pay, as settled by Massachusetts, Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina, are requested so that Howell can ascertain claims arising under the law of the U.S. passed …
Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853)
William Simmons discusses pay, finance and accounting with Joseph Nourse
05/22/1795 LetterbookWilliam Simmons informs Joseph Nourse of pay deductions to be taken against Ladok McNew, Indian interpreter.
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217)
William Simmons discusses pay, finance and accounting with Joseph Nourse
05/19/1795 LetterbookWilliam Simmons verifies the military service of Joshua Worsham for Joseph Nourse
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217)
William Simmons discusses pay, finance and accounting with Joseph Nourse
05/02/1795 LetterbookWilliam Simmons requests that Joseph Nourse provide an extract from the accounts of Major General McDougall
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217)
Information Transmitted to the Comptroller Pro Tem
03/16/1795 Autograph Draft Letter Signed"Having received a letter from the Comptroller Pro Tem of the United States [David Lenox] embracing the same request to you I have this day transmitted him the information required."
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Estimate of monies for the War Accountant Office
11/11/1795 LetterbookEncloses an estimate of the monies required for the War Department Accountant's Office for the year 1796.
Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)
Concerning the estate of Johnson Fleetwood
10/15/1795 LetterbookInforms the Register of the Treasury that a settlement has been made on the estate of Johnson Fleetwood, a late private in the Delaware Regiment. Requests additional evidence that he was killed in …
Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)
Expenses of the Accountant's Office
09/13/1796 Author's Letterbook CopyEstimate of monies necessary to be appropriated by Congress for the expenses of the War Department Accountant's Office for the coming year. Lists salaries of employees and contingent expenses
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217)
Account of the Indian Agent to the Cherokee
05/19/1796 Author's Letterbook CopyRequests a copy of the account of the Agent of Indian Affairs to the Cherokee Nation.
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217)- No image
Major Hamtramck's Debit
04/16/1798 Letter SignedMajor Hamtramck stands debited on the books of the Treasury for $250 advanced to him by Arthur St. Clair. Steele has transferred this debit to the books of the Accountant of the War Department so …
U.S. Finance Collection, 1761-1897; Mm78020545. 
Recommendation for clerk and store keeper at Harper's Ferry
03/14/1800Writes that a better person could not fill the job of clerk and store keeper at Harper's Ferry than George North, who is well-respected in Berkeley County.
James McHenry Papers
Estimate on Expenditures of Insurrection in Pennsylvannia
03/10/1800 Author's Letterbook CopyNourse requested estimate of expenditures of military department for volunteer cavalry and infantry to suppress insurrection in Northampton County, Pennsylvania in 1799, Simmons replied with details. …
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217)
