Certificate and intentions for travel to New England

Item

Type

Author's Letterbook Copy

Title

Certificate and intentions for travel to New England

Description

From the letter book of the assistant commissioner of army accounts, Joseph Howell. Discusses a certificate (for pay?) and intentions for travel to New England.

year created

1784

month created

06

day created

09

sent from location

Hartford

recipient

in image

content note

The last letters of the Captain's name are cut off

author note

Aaron Swetland

recipient note

Jonathan Phillips

notable person/group

Jonathan Phillips
Aaron Swetland
treasurer
Captain Thomas Banda
clerks
Connecticut

notable location

Hartford
Mendham
New England

notable item/thing

certificate
letter
objections
directions
commutation
stoppage
pounds
winter
ground
settled
April
roads
office
papers

document number

1784060937155

page start

128

transcription

Copy of the receipt alluded to in the foregoing.

Hartford June. the 9. 1784 _
Then received of Jon.a Phillips agent for Colo.l Juduthan Baldwin's reg.t of Artificers, for my service in the United States, a Security of 144 dollars & 48/90 of a dollar -
Signed Aaron Swetland

Item sets

Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (173 pages) DEA01 (173 pages) Collection: Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853) V: 138, P: 128

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Aaron Swetland Hartford [n/a]
Recipient Jonathan Phillips [unknown] [n/a]