Regarding General Smallwood account
Item
Type
Letterbook Copy
Title
Regarding General Smallwood account
Description
Discusses General Smallwood's pay and subsistence. Mr. Pierce is dying.
year created
1788
month created
07
day created
21
author
sent from location
New York
recipient
in collection
in image
notable person/group
John White
Joseph Howell Jr
Mr. O'Hara
Mr. Pierce
General Smallwood
notable location
New York
notable item/thing
application
account
books
document number
1788072121055
page start
44
transcription
New York July 21..1788
Sir
Your letters of the 20 of June and 17th instant were duly received __ I should not have troubled you to have wrote a second letter on the same subject if the vouchers for general Smallwood's pay & subsistence had been found on my first application, by some accident or other it was mislaid __ I now inclose you a copy of it by which you will be informed that the sum of 1023 23/90_dollars, the charge transmitted ou from tis office. was received for subsistence, for 1782 & 1783__Mr OHarra has taken the a note of it & will close the Generals account in te books of the office
Mr Pierce still continues very low & weak. I think he cannot possibly survive may weeks__ I am Yours
JHowell Junr
John White Esqr
Sir
Your letters of the 20 of June and 17th instant were duly received __ I should not have troubled you to have wrote a second letter on the same subject if the vouchers for general Smallwood's pay & subsistence had been found on my first application, by some accident or other it was mislaid __ I now inclose you a copy of it by which you will be informed that the sum of 1023 23/90_dollars, the charge transmitted ou from tis office. was received for subsistence, for 1782 & 1783__Mr OHarra has taken the a note of it & will close the Generals account in te books of the office
Mr Pierce still continues very low & weak. I think he cannot possibly survive may weeks__ I am Yours
JHowell Junr
John White Esqr
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (1 pages) | DEA01 (173 pages) | Collection: Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853) | V: 138, P: 44 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Joseph Howell | New York | [n/a] |
| Recipient | John White | [unknown] | [n/a] |