Letter from the Commissioner of Army Accounts
Document 1785John Pierce instructs Joseph Reid to conclude his business by 1 August. Pierce also indicates that his finances are low and cannot presently repay money he borrowed from Mr. Artson.
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[To Mr Reed — Copy
N York June 25 1785
[undecipherable]]
N York June 25 1785
Dear Sir
I wrote you from Philadelphia by Allebone, and I am now to request, that you will endeavor to compleat the business by the first of August [undecipherable] Specie clew the line, earlier than that time —
I should have sent by this conveyance the money I borrowed of Mr Aston, but I am not possessed of so much —
different causes having operated to make my finances very low at present —
[signature illegible]
Type
Contemporary Copy of Letter made from Author's Files
Description
John Pierce instructs Joseph Reid to conclude his business by 1 August. Pierce also indicates that his finances are low and cannot presently repay money he borrowed from Mr. Artson.
Date
06/25/1785
Author
Recipient
Sent from
New York
Document number
1785062537001
Page start
1
Note
This letter is not signed but it is written in the hand of John Pierce.
Notable persons
Joseph Reid
John Pierce
Mr. Artson
Notable locations
New York
Philadelphia
Notable items
finances
money
borrowing
business