Samuel Miles discusses army accounts with Joseph Howell
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Samuel Miles discusses army accounts with Joseph Howell
Description
Samuel Mills requests that Joseph Howell provide him with confirmation that prisoners were paid and promoted while in captivity.
year created
1788
month created
01
day created
04
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in collection
in image
note
marked "received 01/04/1788"
author note
Samuel Miles
recipient note
Joseph Howell
notable person/group
Joseph Howell
Samuel Miles
John Nicholson
comptroller general
officer
officers in captivity
congress
notable location
Philadelphia
notable item/thing
pay
notable idea/issue
deranged while in captivity
document number
1788010470155
page start
323
transcription
Joseph Howell Esq
Philadelphia
Dr Sir
You may recollect a dispute which took place in the year 1784 betwixt John Nicholson the Comptroller General and myself, respecting my accounts as an officer of the (undecipherable) that same affair will shortly come before a jury, which I have long wished for - and I want to be prepared with proof, that officers have been promoted while they were in captivity, and have drawn pay accordingly, and also, that officers who were arranged while in captivity had drawn a years pay allowed by Congress as a gratuity to.
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Officers who were thus arranged - from the particular office you have held I suppose it -to be in your power to point out some individuals who were promoted, and thus who have drawn the years pay, as above mentioned.
If you can favour me with this information, I shall be much oblige to you for it, as I may thereby have it in my power to call upon them as evidence to support the changes I have made under those hands - your (undecipherable) this (undecipherable) and favouring me with an answer as soon as can be done with convenience, will be remembered by
Sir Yo Most ob Very hon servt Saml Miler
B received the 4th Jany 1788
Philadelphia
Dr Sir
You may recollect a dispute which took place in the year 1784 betwixt John Nicholson the Comptroller General and myself, respecting my accounts as an officer of the (undecipherable) that same affair will shortly come before a jury, which I have long wished for - and I want to be prepared with proof, that officers have been promoted while they were in captivity, and have drawn pay accordingly, and also, that officers who were arranged while in captivity had drawn a years pay allowed by Congress as a gratuity to.
324
Officers who were thus arranged - from the particular office you have held I suppose it -to be in your power to point out some individuals who were promoted, and thus who have drawn the years pay, as above mentioned.
If you can favour me with this information, I shall be much oblige to you for it, as I may thereby have it in my power to call upon them as evidence to support the changes I have made under those hands - your (undecipherable) this (undecipherable) and favouring me with an answer as soon as can be done with convenience, will be remembered by
Sir Yo Most ob Very hon servt Saml Miler
B received the 4th Jany 1788
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | DDJ01 (355 pages) | Collection: Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853) | V:135, P:323 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Samuel Miles | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Joseph Howell | [unknown] | [n/a] |