The Western Country Will Swarm, Etc.
Item
Type
Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Title
The Western Country Will Swarm, Etc.
Description
Howell reports on a number of accounting matters dealing with arrearages, bounties, and the shortage of gold. The recruiting effort seems successful in a number of states and levies are so plentiful that soon the Western Country will swarm with them. He has also purchased ten lottery tickets for Harmar.
year created
1791
month created
04
day created
22
author
sent from location
Pay Office, Philadelphia
recipient
in collection
notable person/group
Josiah Harmar
Joseph Howell
Secretary of War [Knox]
Captain Armstrong
Mr. Ernest
non-commissioned and privates
Captain B. Smith
Captain Trueman
each soldier
Captain Doyle
Mr. Britt
paymaster to this city
discharged men of McCurdy's, Bradford's, and Asheton's companies
Captain Beatty
battalion of levies from New Jersey
Major Doughty
Lieutenant Denny
recruits
Mrs. Harmar
notable location
Pay Office, Philadelphia
Post Vincennes
Trenton
North Carolina
Deleware
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Western Country
notable item/thing
pay for last year
arrearages of pay, subsistence, and forage
bounty of six dollars
large drafts made in gold
post notes
public service
the bank
precious metal
musters
clothing
debts due by the men
casualties in the regiment
recruiting service
tickets in the New York State Lottery
notable phrase
The recruiting service goes on briskly...in short by the First of July, or perhaps sooner, your Western Country will swarm.
document number
1791042221000
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
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| [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 | Pay Office, Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Josiah Harmar | [unknown] | [n/a] |