Mr. Carleton conducting the affairs of the War Office
Document 1784Mentions that Mr. Carleton has been empowered by Congress to conduct the affairs of the War Office; discusses amounts of money sent to a paymaster.
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[Docket: Feb. 17 — 84, Mr. Pierce]
Dear Sir Pay Office Phila Feb 17th 1784
Since Writing you of the St. Inments, Mr. Carlson is returned from Maryland [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to Carry on the Business of the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] promised to take up the [undecipherable] the Accounts next Week. — I have Sent [undecipherable] W. Brown. 2000 Dollars in Mr Morris's Notes of [undecipherable] this days date, & 356 dollars in Specie. A Bill of [undecipherable] & W. Brown, Recd. you have [undecipherable] & charged to Mr Wilmoore.
Type
Autograph Letter
Description
Mentions that Mr. Carleton has been empowered by Congress to conduct the affairs of the War Office; discusses amounts of money sent to a paymaster.
Date
02/17/1784
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Pay office, Philadelphia
Document number
1784021760001
Page start
1
Note
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Notable persons
John Pierce
Audibert
Audibert
Pierce
pay office
Mr. Carleton
Congress
Paymaster Brown
Mr. Morris
Mr. Wetmore
Notable locations
Pay office, Philadelphia
pay office
Philadelphia
Maryland
Notable items
10 February 1784
full power from Congress
business
accounts
dollars
Mr. Morris's notes
subsistence
February
specie

