Letterbook

Joseph Howell discusses army accounts with Oliver Wolcott

Oliver Wolcott requests from Joseph Howell returns for Colonel Lamb's Regiment of Artillery.

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Office of Army Accounts, New York

Joseph Howell

Oliver Wolcott

Oliver Wolcott

Joseph Howell

office or army accounts

Colonel Lamb

Colonel Lamb's Regiment

Colonel Sherburne

Colonel Sherburne's Regiment

Colonel Crane

Colonel Crane's Artillery Regiment

Colonel Sheldon

Colonel Sheldon's Regiment of Horse

Office of Army Accounts, New York

quota

accounts

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Office of Army Accts New York Decem 29th 1787

Sir

I was duly honoured with your letter of the 20 ins with the enclosures and beg you to accept my thanks for the early attention you have paid to my request. I must further trouble you for the returns of those who belonged to Colo Lambs reg artillery that were considered of your quota the men who composed Colo Sherburnes Reg were drafted at the dissolution of that (undecipherable) to this respective lines of course will not be wanted.

Colo Cranes Regs of Artillery and Colo Sheldons Reg of (undecipherable) were composed of men of several states the latter are generally returned as of the quota of your state of the former I have not yet obtained any information have you settled with any of Cranes Regim if so please to send me the names.

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names as also the names of the officers of Sheldons Regim who are considered of your state.

I am with great respect

J Howell Jr

Olivr Wolcott Junr Esq