Settlement of accounts
Document 1784Discusses the settlement of his accounts.
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[Docket: From Benj. Walk[er], Feb'y 17. 1784]
New York Feb'y 1. 1784
Dear Sir
You will remember that we made out my accounts, to the Years 80 & [17]82 and lodged them in your Office on looking over my [undecipherable] I find the Acc't for 81 is not right — I have therefore [strikethrough: undecipherable] or Return as the old one — I am charging my self with 200 dollars that the [express?] had his [undecipherable] going to the [undecipherable] with the Baron — the [undecipherable] a 1500 bill was [meant?] for 200 dol's therefore I have given Credit for that from the I have [undecipherable] for a horse I [have?] purchased for $50 — I have also taken out of the Acc't of 1783 my [undecipherable] as the State pays me that — The Acc't of 80 & 82 are right as you have them
for 83 — I have left you [room?] to fill in not being certain [how?] much I have received — tho I think 5 Months of that Year is only due — I [send?] [three?] Months at Philadelphia as I [settled?] those with the General —
I suppose you make out the [Certificates?] from the [accounts?] of [undecipherable] there will be one for:
The balance of 80 ——————————— 130. 5/90
as for the balance of 82 ——————————— [100?]
[here?] for the balance of 1783
of the [enclosed?] calculation
[undecipherable] } $548[undecipherable]
The interest being allowed on the [sums?] due at the end of [the] Year I have made the same allowance for the balance due from me on the Acc't of the Year 1781 deducting it from my amount of 13[undecipherable] —
I will be obliged to you to [consult?] any [undecipherable] to make a final settlement and to give the Certificates to McCanoley to whom [strikethrough: undecipherable]
I will also thank you to [send?] me by him a Copy certified by you of each of my Accounts — McCanoley will pay any [expenses?] a dollar to Copy them if you will be so good as to Certify them —
I am Sir
[Marginal note: let one note [being?] for 85 doll. for the [undecipherable]]
J. Peirce [?]
Your very Ob'nt Serv't
[signed] Benj. Walk[er]
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Discusses the settlement of his accounts.
Date
02/17/1784
Author
Recipient
Sent from
New York
Document number
1784021760101
Page start
1
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Notable persons
John Pierce
Benjamin Walker
Benjamin Walker
John Pierce
office of Army accounts
Congress
Baron
Mr. Conolly
sergeant
Aide de Camp
Notable locations
New York
Philadelphia
Notable items
accounts
1780
1781
1782
dollars
sum
horse
certificates
balance
calculation
interest
sums due
allowance
balance due
final settlement
credit

