Settling Accounts & Buying Lottery Tickets
Item
Type
Typed Document
Title
Settling Accounts & Buying Lottery Tickets
Description
Howell issues his instructions for settling the accountsof the men and units under General Harmar's command. He adds that even though he is in poor health, he will buy five lottery tickets for the General.
year created
1791
month created
03
day created
09
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in collection
note
Cited in Harmar to Howell, 05/27/1791.
cited note
Cited document addressed to the War Office
notable person/group
Josiah Harmar
Joseph Howell
Mr. Belli, Paymaster to the Kentucky Militia
Mr. Ernest
Old Troops
Secretary of the Treasury [Hamilton]
Secretary of War [Knox]
Captain Asheton
Captain Bradford
Captain McCurdy
Seven Battalions, Six of Infantry, One of Artillery
Major Doughty
Captain Beatty
notable location
Philadelphia
notable item/thing
money for the services of the milita
arrearages of pay
returns of clothing
discharges
my health exceedingly impaired
Pennsylvania lottery
New York lottery
[lottery] tickets
musters
accounts of the Regiment
document number
1791030921000
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 | Joseph Howell | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Josiah Harmar | [unknown] | [n/a] |