Miserable Pittance, Lottery Tickets, Etc.
Item
Type
Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Title
Miserable Pittance, Lottery Tickets, Etc.
Description
Harmar complains bitterly about his subsistence allowance which will not enable him to "keep a table" without taking from his private purse. He asks Howell to buy ten tickets in the New York lottery for him.
year created
1791
month created
01
day created
05
author
sent from location
Fort Washington
recipient
in collection
note
Cited in Howell to Harmar, 04/22/1791 and Harmar to Howell, 05/27/1791.
cited note
Cited document addressed to the War Office
notable person/group
Joseph Howell
Josiah Harmar
Lieutenant Armstrong
Paymaster General
Lieutenant Earnest
your friends in Congress
Beatty
Mr. Govett
notable location
Headquarters, Fort Washington
Fort Pitt
the Ohio
Western World
notable item/thing
two months pay
clothing
floating ice
subsistence allowed me
miserable pittance
my private purse
expedition against the Miami villages
New York Lottery
prizes
price of a ticket
document number
1791010555000
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Printed Versions | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: The Josiah Harmar Transcripts | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Josiah Harmar | Fort Washington | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Joseph Howell | [unknown] | [n/a] |