Joseph Howell discusses army accounts with the Board of Treasury
Item
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Title
Joseph Howell discusses army accounts with the Board of Treasury
Description
Howell tells the Board of Treasury that General de Haas's account should not be settled until the officers to whom he advanced money have met their obligations to the United States.
year created
1788
month created
01
day created
28
author
sent from location
Office of Army Accounts, New York
recipient
in collection
in image
recipient note
Board of Treasury
notable person/group
Joseph Howell
Assistant Commissioner of Army Accounts
General John de Haas
first regiment of Pennsylvania
officers
companies
Mr. Shallur [?]
Quartermaster to the regiment
Mr.de Haas, the son
notable location
Office of Army Accounts, New York
Pennsylvania: United States
notable item/thing
petition of John de Haas
pay and raises of said regiment
dollars
vouchers for the expenditures of this money
regiment on the new establishment
advances
receipts
memorandum books
pecuniary reward
settlement of their accounts
monies charged them
notable phrase
Your commissioner conceives that it will prove injurious to the United States to exonerate the estate of General de Haas before those officers to whom he had advanced money have accounted for the same.
document number
1788012821050
page start
339
Item sets
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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:339-340 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Joseph Howell | Office of Army Accounts, New York | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Board of Commissioners | [unknown] | [n/a] |