Receipts and Wallace's Affairs

Item

Type

Letterbook

Title

Receipts and Wallace's Affairs

Description

Encloses Ensign's receipt for money, asks for a receipt. Encloses Wallace's affairs, to be delivered to Captain Mercer or a commanding officer.

year created

1787

month created

08

day created

13

author

sent from location

West Point

recipient

in image

note

Some text may have been omitted in the letterbook copy, as this may have been semi-personal correspondence.

notable person/group

William Price
Captain Beatty
Ensign Lewis
Ensign Luse
Wallace
Captain Mercer
commanding officer

notable location

West Point

notable item/thing

receipts
money
affairs

document number

1787081300014

page start

21

number of pages

1

transcription

West Point August 13th 1787 Sirs

I have enclosed Ensign Luses Receipt for the One hundred and fifty Eight Dollars, which I gave you mine for —

Please to transmit me my Receipt by Mr Luse when he returns to this place —

I have stated Wallace's affairs, and you have them enclosed, which you will deliver to Capt Mercer, as the Commanding Officer as you may think Proper — I am sir Capt Beatty —

Item sets

Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (1 pages) MBG01 (26 pages) Collection: Letterbook No. 2, West Point 1786-1790. P:18

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author William Price West Point [n/a]
Recipient John Beatty [unknown] [n/a]