An Advance for Mrs. Pike
Item
Type
Autograph Draft Letter Signed
Title
An Advance for Mrs. Pike
Description
Howell has received a letter from Capt. [Zebulon] Pike informing him that he is in perfect health and asking Howell to advance to Mrs. Pike sixty to eighty dollars with the idea that he will require two or three month's advance pay to get home. Mr. Dayton has been asked to transmit seventy dollars to Mrs. Pike, for which a receipt will be required.
year created
1791
month created
12
day created
05
author
sent from location
Pay Office, Philadelphia
recipient
in collection
notable person/group
Mrs. Pike
Joseph Howell
Captain Zebulon Pike
Mr. Dayton
2nd Regiment of Levies
paymaster
notable location
Pay Office, Philadelphia
Elizabeth Town
New Jersey
notable item/thing
pay advance
receipt
account
charge
document number
1791120521001
page start
1
number of pages
2
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | ZLN03 (2 pages) | Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) | B:1 |
| [view document] (2 pages) | ZLN03a (2 pages) | Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) | B:1 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Joseph Howell | Pay Office, Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Mrs. Pike | [unknown] | [n/a] |