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Howell, Joseph, 1750-1798 to John Bryant

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03432.089 Author/Creator: Howell, Joseph, 1750-1798 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 23 September 1794 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 32 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

The Paymaster General of the Army indicates that he has sent (not included) "some remarks on your Accounts for payment made in part to Joseph Frost for timber, which cannot pass to your Credit untill his account is paid in full & transmitted to me." Written from the "Accountants Office."

Howell, Joseph, 1750-1798
Bryant, John, 1742-1816

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