Letterbook Copy

Mistake in the delivery of notes

Jonathan Dayton, writing at request of his father General Dayton, notes that Howell made a mistake in his depreciation of the notes. He cites the Continental and New Jersey scales of depreciation.

1785

03

16

Elizabeth Town

Joseph Howell

Jonathan Dayton

General Dayton

Colonel Ogden

Elizabeth Town New Jersey

Philadelphia

Continental and New Jersey scales of depreciation

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Elizabeth Town March 16th. 1785

Sir
I have only time to acquaint you by request of
my father Gen.l Dayton that in the settlement he made
with you in Philadelphia you made a mistake in the
delivery of the notes. You will find on consulting the Con=
=tinental & New Jersey scales of Depreciation that there
was no Depreciation allowed at the time you dated
his notes by those scales when you have actually compu-
=ted it at about 2 for one. You would have been inform
/\
=ed of it before this, had not General Dayton expected
for a long past that Col. Ogden would go to Philad.a
and among other things settle this.

The settlement was had} Jon.a Dayton
Septem.r 17.1784
Jo.s Howell Jun.r