Settlement of Continental Accounts
Document 1785William Pierce asks Edward Carrington to have his Continental accounts settled with Andrew Dunscomb. Pierce, now a Georgia rice planter, inquires into the price of slaves in Virginia.
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
William Pierce asks Edward Carrington to have his Continental accounts settled with Andrew Dunscomb. Pierce, now a Georgia rice planter, inquires into the price of slaves in Virginia.
Date
07/17/1785
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Savannah
Document number
1785071490001
Page start
1
Note
Re: Purchasing Negroes for Rice Plantation
Notable persons
Edward Carrington
William Pierce
Negroes
slaves
General Lawson
Colonel Hawkins
Captain Quinn
Andrew Dunscomb
Notable locations
Richmond
Savannah
Virginia
Notable items
certificates
settlements
rice
legislature
accounts