Joseph Howell discusses army accounts with Clement Biddle
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Joseph Howell discusses army accounts with Clement Biddle
Description
Joseph Howell informs Clement Biddle that Captain William Scull has no claim on the United States.
year created
1787
month created
12
day created
13
author
sent from location
New York
recipient
in collection
in image
author note
Joseph Howell
recipient note
C. Biddle
notable person/group
Colonel C. Biddle
Joseph Howell
Captain William Scott
Captain William Scull
Congress
Colonel
Colonel Humpton
notable location
New York
notable item/thing
claim
Resolves of Congress
papers
document number
1787121321055
page start
296
transcription
296
New York Decemb 13th 1757
Dear Sir
On taking a view of the accounts of Cap William scull I am induced to believe he has no claim on the United States at least none that I can be admitted by the existing acts of Congress. In his accounts for recruiting Marked A it appears that the Captain made a settlement with the Colonel on the 11th May 1777 and received from him the amount of his account so far as could be allowed by resolves of congress. I say received as I suppose the account to be in the hand writing of Cap Scull or drawn by his order and which expresses payment, it further appears by his receipt to Colo Humpton that on the same day he received 300 dollars for the purpose of recruiting which I suppose must have been applied to private purposes as it does not appear he afterwards went on the recruiting service and that the quarter part of
297
of this money was refunded to the Colonel in his account B he brings into view the county of 20 dollars each to 36 men this money I have reason to suppose was either advanced by the Colonel or repaid Cap Scull as the Colonel settled with each Cap of his regiment and then formed a General settlement with the state reference to his accounts will give the necessary information and if it is not too much trouble I wish you to examine them and inform the result of your enquiry as in the present situation of the accounts I cannot act on them. The papers I will return until I hear from you. If you could see Colonel Humpton he would be able to throw great light on the subject.
I am Sir Yo
J Howell Jr
Cols Biddle
New York Decemb 13th 1757
Dear Sir
On taking a view of the accounts of Cap William scull I am induced to believe he has no claim on the United States at least none that I can be admitted by the existing acts of Congress. In his accounts for recruiting Marked A it appears that the Captain made a settlement with the Colonel on the 11th May 1777 and received from him the amount of his account so far as could be allowed by resolves of congress. I say received as I suppose the account to be in the hand writing of Cap Scull or drawn by his order and which expresses payment, it further appears by his receipt to Colo Humpton that on the same day he received 300 dollars for the purpose of recruiting which I suppose must have been applied to private purposes as it does not appear he afterwards went on the recruiting service and that the quarter part of
297
of this money was refunded to the Colonel in his account B he brings into view the county of 20 dollars each to 36 men this money I have reason to suppose was either advanced by the Colonel or repaid Cap Scull as the Colonel settled with each Cap of his regiment and then formed a General settlement with the state reference to his accounts will give the necessary information and if it is not too much trouble I wish you to examine them and inform the result of your enquiry as in the present situation of the accounts I cannot act on them. The papers I will return until I hear from you. If you could see Colonel Humpton he would be able to throw great light on the subject.
I am Sir Yo
J Howell Jr
Cols Biddle
Item sets
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:296 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Joseph Howell | New York | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Colonel C. Biddle | [unknown] | [n/a] |