Author's Letterbook Copy

Officers' requests and accounts

The author is settling the account of Captain Alexander Ramsay and sending a certificate for the amount of sixty eight and 16/100 dollars($68.16 )for that purpose. However, he cannot act on the request regarding Ramsay's rations since such requests for amounts drawn prior to June 1778 are no longer valid. He cannot act on James Willson's request until he is informed of Willson's regiment.

1786

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New York

John Nicholson

Joseph Howell

Cap. Alex. Ramsay

James Wilson

W. Pierce

Superintendant of Finance

officers

New York

Certificate No. 93,794

Sixty eight 16/100 dollars ($68.16)

rations

instructions

information

regiment

death

receipt

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New York 1 April 1786
Dear Sir

Having a leisure moment I have settled the accts. of Cap. Alexr Ramsay, and enclosed you will receive
a Certificate No. 93,894, for sixty eight 16/90 Dollars, the amount of said account — I have also enclosed
you the accounts of Cap. Ross for rations which I am
unable to liquidate, as no rations are now admitted
previous to the 1 June 1778: This was given to Mr Pierce
in his instructions from the Superintendant of
Finance, as all the Officers previous to that period were
allowed to draw all the rations due them, and this
Office having no checks on those accounts they
cannot be admitted —
I cannot give you any information of James
Willson until I know the regiment he was in
previous to his death — You will please to
send me a receipt for Mr. Ramsay's Certificate.
I am, Sir,
with Esteem
Your Hble Servt
Jos. Howell Junr.
John Nicholson Esquire
[Stamp] Received from the Auditor for the Interior Department, May 7 1895. R.P.O 415348.