Returns for the 1st and 3rd Cavalry Regiments
Item
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Title
Returns for the 1st and 3rd Cavalry Regiments
Description
Enclosed are the returns for the 1st and 3rd Cavalry Regiments, but Major Hopkins' pay and Commutation has been settled with the 4th Regiment. Also enclosed are the fees allowed by the Assembly for notary public as fixed in 1752. Those fees are still in effect and are still used in this office.
year created
1784
month created
09
day created
28
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in collection
in image
notable person/group
Andrew Dunscomb
Joseph Howell
1st and 3rd Regs. of Cavalry
Major Hopkins
4th Regiment
Notary public
Assembly
the notaries here
notable location
Philadelphia
notable item/thing
the returns of the 1st and 3rd Regs
as perfect a state as is possible to be procured
the note in respect to Major Hopkins
a Commission as such
this gentleman's pay and Commutation
a list of the fees allowed to Notary public
act of Assembly in 1752
which law has never been revised
those fees
document number
1784092821001
page start
27
transcription
Philad.a 28 Sept. 1784
Sir,
Enclosed you will receive the returns of the 1st & 3rd Reg.s. of Cavalry in as perfect a state as is possible to be procured. You will observe the note in respect to Major Hopkins, who it seems has a Commission as such. This Gentleman's pay and Commutation is settled for by me in the 4th regiment.
I have also sent you a list of the Fees allowed to Notary, public as fixed by act of Assembly in 1752, which Law has never been revised, and those Fees are notes taken by the notaries here.
I am, etc.
J. Howell
Sir,
Enclosed you will receive the returns of the 1st & 3rd Reg.s. of Cavalry in as perfect a state as is possible to be procured. You will observe the note in respect to Major Hopkins, who it seems has a Commission as such. This Gentleman's pay and Commutation is settled for by me in the 4th regiment.
I have also sent you a list of the Fees allowed to Notary, public as fixed by act of Assembly in 1752, which Law has never been revised, and those Fees are notes taken by the notaries here.
I am, etc.
J. Howell
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | DDJ01 (355 pages) | Collection: Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853) | V:135, P:27 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Joseph Howell | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | A.W. Dunscomb | [unknown] | [n/a] |