Pay and clothing due Colonel Humphreys' Regiment; pay does not cover money advanced
Item
Type
Letterbook Copy
Title
Pay and clothing due Colonel Humphreys' Regiment; pay does not cover money advanced
Description
Pay and clothing due Colonel Humphreys' Regiment raised in Connecticut. Muster roll of Captain Throop's company is imperfect in respect to Joseph Hill and Benjamin Tooley. The officer who paid these men should should be accountable and have his pay deducted.
year created
1787
month created
05
day created
03
author
sent from location
New York
recipient
in collection
in image
notable person/group
General Henry Knox
Joseph Howell
Colonel Humphreys
Colonel Humphreys' Regiment
Captain Throop
Captain Throop's company
Joseph Hill
Benjamin Tooley
John McBride
officer
notable location
New York
Connecticut
notable item/thing
Muster roll
clothing
pay
document number
1787050321055
page start
120
transcription
New York May 3, 1783.
Sir
I do myself the Honor to enclose you a Statement of the pay on clothing due that part of Colonel Humphreys Regiment raised in Connecticut. The muster roll of Cap Throops Company is imperfect in respect to Joseph Hill and Benjamin Tooley, whose dates of enlistment are not inserted, they have with John McBride received money previous to their desertion, and the pay of those men will not cover the money advanced. I am opinion that the officer who paid those men should be accountable to the United States and the same deducted from his pay, - the clothing issued to deserters, in some instances over runs what they were entitled to receive for the time they served, but as the whole amount due them will cover the clothing received, the United States will sustain no loss.
I am &c J. Howell Jr
General Knox
Sir
I do myself the Honor to enclose you a Statement of the pay on clothing due that part of Colonel Humphreys Regiment raised in Connecticut. The muster roll of Cap Throops Company is imperfect in respect to Joseph Hill and Benjamin Tooley, whose dates of enlistment are not inserted, they have with John McBride received money previous to their desertion, and the pay of those men will not cover the money advanced. I am opinion that the officer who paid those men should be accountable to the United States and the same deducted from his pay, - the clothing issued to deserters, in some instances over runs what they were entitled to receive for the time they served, but as the whole amount due them will cover the clothing received, the United States will sustain no loss.
I am &c J. Howell Jr
General Knox
Item sets
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:120 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Joseph Howell | New York | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |