Letterbook Copy

Regarding Captain Moses White's request

Mr. Pierce is in Virginia. Is expected in September. Not in Howell's power to comply with request, but Pierce says monies should stand charged against White until certificates are produced and payment made by White. Lists payments of Regiment.

1787

08

08

Office of Army Accounts, New York

Cited in White to Howell 08/17/1787

Joseph Howell

Moses White

Moses White

Joseph Howell

Mr. Pierce

Army accounts

Colonel Hazen's Regiment

Office of Army Accounts, New York

books

certificate

payment

specie

credit

pension

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Office of Army Accounts
New York Augs8.th1787
S Sir
Your Letter of the 27th ulto. is received Mr. Pierce is is still in Virginia and not expected here until September Nest. I wish it was in my power to comply with our Request, but as it was the Opinion of Mr. Pierce that those Monies should stand Charged again =st you until Certifycates were produced that the payment made to the Men were charged thereby the Several States in Accont of their depreciation I cannot comply in transmitting an Official Certifycate that your accounts are closed in the Books of this Office __ apprehending you would wish to have your Acct Stated as it now stands, I have Subjoined it by which you will find the sum of 40 14/90 Dollars is due the United States Dr Dr Capt Moses White of Colo. Hazens Regt in Act with U.S.: for this sum received for the payment of the Regiment as appears by the Books of the Pay Office....................209.201.83
for the sum remaining in your hands due Sundry Office as of Your Acknowledgement} 2.822.84
Dols 2.2.024.77
For By Payment made to the Regiment as Recpt 208.366.66
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3.658.11
Balance due the U.States 3658 11/90 Reduced to Specie at 75 for one
Equal to the sum of Dols 48 68 [68 underlined]
from which deduct this sum overpaid on commutation returned 8.54 [54 underlined]
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40.14 [14 underlined]
leaves forty 14/90 Dollars due the U.S.: this balance is all that at present appears against you on the Books of this Office. though' I am of Opinion that the Residue of the old Emissions advanced by you should be passed to your Credit (by which a Balance would appear in your favour) yet I hope this small balance will not be an object with you in being D3educted from your Pension which if deducted you will transmit a Certifycate from the prop =er Officer to Mr Pierce that your Account may be Closed.
This Letter I presume will answer every purpose of a certificate as it comes officially from Sir [word?]
Yours [illegible symbol]
J Howell
Capt Moses White