Account of Captain Matthew Henderson
Item
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy, in hand of author
Title
Account of Captain Matthew Henderson
Description
Captain Matthew Henderson's Account with the United States.(An "Office of Army Accounts" table showing the details of Henderson's account.)
year created
1786
month created
12
day created
19
author
sent from location
Office of Army Accounts, New York
recipient
sent to location
Pennsylvania
in collection
in image
note
Account of Captain Matthew Henderson
notable person/group
Joseph Howell
Captain Matthew Henderson
Col. George Nagle
Lt. Samuel Davis
M. Nesbitt
Col. Anthony J. Morris
Men recruited by Lieut. Davis
notable location
Office of Army Accounts, New York
the State of Pennsylvania
notable item/thing
Cash paid you by Col. George Nagle for the recruiting service as per receipt
receipt which sum should have been accounted for by you
your recruiting account and the bounty allowed
Cash paid you by the State of Pennsylvania & M. Nesbitt
Sums credited by you on the settlement of your Recruiting account
Ballance unaccounted for by Captain Henderson still due the United States
notable phrase
Colonel Nagle charges you with One Hundred dollars paid the 10th June 1777 also with the sum of 5.50 pounds equal to fourteen dollars paid you on the 2 Aug. 1777 but as he has no [sic] produced receipts for those sums I have not charged them to your account
document number
1786121921155
page start
87
Item sets
Transcribe this document
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (1 pages) | DDJ01 (355 pages) | Collection: Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853) | V:135, P:87 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Joseph Howell | Office of Army Accounts, New York | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Matthew Henderson | Pennsylvania | [n/a] |