271To James Madison from Joseph Howell, 28 December 1790 (Madison Papers)
On a reference to the Muster Rolls of the late Line of Virginia, I find Lieut: William OCallis became supernumerary on the first of October 1778. in consequence of which he was entitled under the Resolve of Congress of the 24 Novemr. following to one Years pay, but as Mr. OCallis did not present this Claim agreeably to the Resolve of the 2d November 1785 it must be considered as foreclosed...
272To James Madison from Joseph Howell, 14 February 1791 (Madison Papers)
Agreeably to your request of the 12t. Inst. I have examd. the Muster Rolls of the late line of Virginia, and find that Robert Tompkins was a Lieutenant in the 5t. Regimt. and is continued on the Musters untill Jany. 1777 when he is omitted, the cause of this Omission is not mentioned. The Name of Henry Tompkins does not appear on any of the Muster Rolls. It being Represented those Gentlemen...
273To James Madison from Joseph Howell, 24 November 1791 (Madison Papers)
Agreeably to your request I have examined the musters of the late Virginia line, from which it appears that there was a William Burk enlisted in the Third Regiment on the 16th of February, 1778, for one year, and was discharged from the Fifth Regiment, Feb. 16, 1779. There also appears a William Burk in the Seventh Regiment, who was mustered in that regiment in December, 1778, for the war; and...
274To James Madison from Joseph Howell, 23 February 1792 (Madison Papers)
It appears by the accounts of depreciation of the State of Virginia that Colonel Alexander Spotswood received the sum of £120.10:—for depreciation from the 1 January to 10t. October 1777. If Colo. Spotswood was entitled to the promotion mentioned by him he was certainly entitled to the pay, but the Act of limitation will at present bar his claim for that allowance as well as any which may be...
275To James Madison from Joseph Howell, 24 January 1791 (Madison Papers)
The Certificate alluded to in the letters herewith returned is not to be found in this Office. It either never was lodged by Mr Dunscomb or in the late movement from New York has been misplaced. The Certificate, I conceive, cannot be of material use to Capt Spotswood in his application for Commutation for with or without it must prove fruitless on a[ccoun]t of his receiving a pension from the...
276To James Madison from William Hull, 14 April 1792 (Madison Papers)
In conformity to an appointment and instructions from the officers of the Massachusetts line of the late American army, I have attended at the seat of government from the 20th of March to the present period. The object of my commission was to obtain a decision on a memorial which they had heretofore presented to Congress, on the subject of further compensation for themselves and the soldiers...
277To James Madison from Abraham Hunt, 9 July 1790 (Madison Papers)
Although I have not the honor of being personally Known to you, I flatter myself that you will pardon the Liberty I have taken in Soliceting your countenance to a Petition on my behalf, which is lodged with Mr Ames of Massachusetts to forward to Congress. At so early a period as the Dawn of the late Contest, I left Boston, and became a Voluntary exile from the place of my Nativety, rather than...
278To James Madison from John Hurt, 4 January 1792 (Madison Papers)
The enclosed papers I intended to have copied & sent to the President—but for want of paper, the being much indisposed & not expecting to have another opportunity by whom I should chuse to trust them; I send them to you in the careless manner you find them. If on a perusal of them you think they contain any thing worth his seeing please to make the proper apology & lay them before him—but if...
279To James Madison from John Hurt, 12 May 1795 (Madison Papers)
I called at Capt. Walkers, and in the course of our conversation proposed that you should give him 100 Dollars for his horse—& that he might have the advantage of a few days to try to get more if he could. His price was 40 £—but he said he would take him to next Orange Court & if he could not get it—he would take the 100 Dollars. I afterwards examined the horse more minutely & discovered what...
280To James Madison from John Hurt, June 1790 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
Abstract. June 1790. JM endorsed this twelve-page manuscript: “Notes by the Revd. Mr. Hurt June 1790. on Rhamsay’s [ sic ] Histy Revol.” Hurt (1752–1824), apparently from Orange County, was with a Virginia brigade in the Continental line. His comments allude to actions and events where he was involved. A typical remark: “I believe it never was known only to a few, to this day, what havock was...