Autograph Letter Signed

Claim for subsistence

Letter from Joseph Howell to Addison RIchmonds concerning Richmonds' claim for subsistence as prisoner. Howell does not feel comfortable with approving the claim.

1790

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Office of Army Accts. New York

Addison Richmonds

Joseph Howell

Goodhue

Col. Hutchinson

Continental Regiment

Congress

Office of Army Accounts

New York

Massachusetts

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4. of Congress was an expense anoth granting to Officers who were prisoners any other [undecipherable] other than their pay and Subsistence while in actual Complicity consequently the Act of Congress of the [undecipherable] does not apply to your case
5. The Regiment of your State [?] of Massachusetts had only of Infantry 16 Regiment which were all compleatly officised before & at the time of your Exchange consequently no Vacancy offered or could be obtained by you
6.An Arrangement of the Line of Massachusetts took place in Septemr + Novemr 78 + in April 79 if you had been considered [undecipherable] an officer at that time doubtless you would have been returned as deranged.
I am Sir
Your Obed. Serv
Jos. Howell