Settling accounts
Item
Type
Contemporary Copy of Letter Signed
Title
Settling accounts
Description
Writes the Commissioner of Army Accounts concerning his own account from his experience in Virginia during the Revolutionary War. Muhlenberg had wrongly assumed his account to already be settled.
year created
1789
month created
09
day created
12
author
recipient
in image
note
Howell addressed as "Commissioner of Army Accounts"
notable person/group
Joseph Howell
Peter Muhlenberg
family
Commissioner of Army Accounts
General Peter Muhlenberg
Major Howell
auditors
officer
Lukeman
Line
public
notable location
New York
Virginia
Yorktown
notable item/thing
Revolutionary War
account
settlement
books
clothing
depreciation
document number
1789091237001
page start
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | YZA05 (2 pages) | Collection: Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript file) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859) | B:374 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Peter Muhlenberg | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Joseph Howell | [unknown] | [n/a] |