Letter from the Commissioner of Army Accounts
Document 1785John Pierce sends instructions to Andrew Dunscomb regardng the closure of his office. Pierce directs that an advertisement be made of a deadline for submission of local claims. Petitions made after that date will be handled by Pierce in Philadelphia.
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Philad:delphia June 19. 1785
Dear Sir
A Week ago I arrived at Norths, and yesterday at this place — I found your friend there will — as it is the [undecipherable] of Congress that I should close this [undecipherable] request you to Substantje for the accounts to be brought in — for a particular period when the business under me is to be closed, and then transmit the me, a full and clear stating of the whole settlement and accounts with your vouchers —
after which period it may happen and will they will apply to any new whose Congress shall sit —
it will be necessary for you to give this information in the public papers, where your Account as any [undecipherable] the fees of solicitation
Agent will answer — your Office has been here for some time, and you can better determine than myself what time would be reasonable to run for its doing.
[undecipherable]
[Rec'd: June 19. 1785
to M Duncomb]
Type
Contemporary Copy of Letter made from Author's Files
Description
John Pierce sends instructions to Andrew Dunscomb regardng the closure of his office. Pierce directs that an advertisement be made of a deadline for submission of local claims. Petitions made after that date will be handled by Pierce in Philadelphia.
Date
06/13/1785
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Document number
1785061337101
Page start
1
Note
This letter is not signed, but is probably written by John Pierce.
Notable persons
Andrew Dunscomb
John Pierce
Congress
Notable locations
Philadelphia
New York
Notable items
vouchers
certificates
settlements
accounts
claims
business
advertise

