Account settlements for New York
Document 1784Discusses the settlement of the army accounts for New York for 1781.
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[Cover sheet notation:]
From Brig: Lloyd
6 Jund 30. 1784
[undecipherable] to Clark
Philadelphia 25[undecipherable] 1794
Sir,
I am sorry I had not the [undecipherable] of having seen at N[ew] York or [Philadelphia undecipherable] after your left the city [undecipherable] not so rapid as yours The [Proprietors?] [undecipherable] for [payment] —
I have applied to the [Directors] of this State for the Settlement of 178[undecipherable] and they wish to have a list of the Officers who are now living it appears [undecipherable] [advise] them they can make a better [way] for each individual if you will please to let me [undecipherable] the [Gentleman] on the [undecipherable] and send it to the [undecipherable] by conveyance I [undecipherable] should [undecipherable] before the [undecipherable] it will save many [undecipherable] the [trouble] of [undecipherable] therein for their [Certificates] as I am going to [advertise] to them to [come in] immediately [undecipherable]
Many Officers are now [waiting] their [undecipherable] [Settlement] [undecipherable]
to [advise] them also [undecipherable]
[signature illegible]
Type
Autograph Letter
Description
Discusses the settlement of the army accounts for New York for 1781.
Date
06/25/1784
Author
Recipient
Sent from
New York
Document number
1784062570001
Page start
2
Notable persons
John Pierce
Major Richard Lloyd
auditors
gentlemen
officers
Notable locations
New York
Notable items
settlement
1781
conveyance
post
certificates
subsistence

