Transmission of Certificate Paper
Document 1784John Pierce sends to John White additional certificate paper. Pierce also discusses recordkeeping practices with White.
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[Sept 16. 1784]
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Philadelphia, September 16 1784—
Dr
I again transmit you another quire of justfolio papers containing one hundred & fifty in number, dated August [undecipherable]— 1784 and from N° 81096 to N° 81245— inclusive — I also send you the two you requested which I have renumbered [undecipherable] as originally granted — I am now to acknowledge yours of the 8th and its inclosures The public books you know by transferring the Accounts are always be accommodated to the settlements, and therefore, in respect to those Books it is not of so much importance whether they are by Regiments, Corps, or Lines — The detachment at Fort Pitt, I have inclosed the muster of, but can not obtain no the time they were discharged, the regiment at West Point was discharged July 4 probably thus continued longer I enclose you the account of Goods received by the [undecipherable] which was [undecipherable] Officer at Borks Town, it was lately sent me by Mr Dart who received it of Col° Carrington —
[Mr John White]
Type
Contemporary Copy of Letter made from Author's Files
Description
John Pierce sends to John White additional certificate paper. Pierce also discusses recordkeeping practices with White.
Date
09/16/1784
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Document number
1784091637201
Page start
1
Note
This letter is not signed, but it is written in the hand of John Pierce.
Notable persons
John White
John Pierce
Mr. Dart
Colonel Carrington
officers
Notable locations
Philadelphia
New York
West Point
Fort Pitt
Notable items
musters
detachments
regiments
corps
lines
settlements
accounts
public books
recordkeeping
certificates

