Settlement of Easton's Accounts
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| Date | July 28, 1784 |
|---|---|
| Author Name | James Easton (primary) Location: Pittsfield |
| Recipient Name | John Pierce (primary) |
| Summary | Settlement of Easton's accounts in the expedition against Canada. Also discusses his service at Ticonderoga in May 1775. |
| Document Format | Autograph Letter Signed |
| Document Notes | [not available] |
| Content Notes | [not available] |
| Related Persons/Groups | John Pierce; Colonel James Easton; Commissioner of Accounts; Ethan Allen; Ethan Allen's forces at Ticonderoga; General Hazen; Captain Smith; ; |
| Related Places | Pittsfield; Philadelphia; Ticonderoga; Canada; office of army accounts; New York; Vermont; ; |
| Keywords | public business; final settlement; General Hazen's accounts; receipts of money; office; sum of money; forage; sleighs; expedition against Canada; settle; commutation; answer; |
| Key Phrases | [not available] |
| Transcription | [editor's note: written on the left side of document] Pittsfield [Mass.] July 28, 1784 ________________ James Easton Rank and orgn not given _____________ Writer to John Pierce, Esq., [Commissioner of Accts] relative to his accts. in the Expedition against Canada, and mentions his service in the surprise at Ticonderoga in May, 1775. John Pierce Esquire by Augst Smith} Philadelphia [editor's note: the following text is written upside-down to previous text] From Col Jas Easton 2d Augt text 1784 [editor's note: the following is written to the right of the previous text] Rev. War Easton, James Capt., Ethan Allen's forces at Ticonderoga Col. Cont. Army Pittsfield July 28 1784 Sir If it dose not too much impede your Publick business I may Presume you will Inform me if in the final settlement of General Hazens accounts there is any receipts of money I recd of him Lodged in your office against me In Febr 1778 I received of him a sum of money for the Purpose of purchasing forage and Providing sleighs for the Men Intended Exspidition against canada have not had oppertunity to settle with him as yet my Exstreem Poverty Prevents my personally waiting on you to git my Commutation Depreciation and servis in the Surprise of Ticonderoga in May 1775 all which I have never received this waits on you by Capt Smith who will bring your answer which to send if Possable will gratly Oblege your Unfortnate but most Obedient Humble Servant James Easton 32.37.179 John Pench Esqr John Perce Esqr |