Assisting claimants with lost records
Document 1785The Commissioner of Army Accounts notifies Messrs Denning and Walley that, in lieu of their lost records, he has extracted information from his books that will assist in determining what settlement may be owed to them. Pierce laments that, without the misplaced records, it is impossible for him to check credits given to the state on settlement with Walley's and Denning's line.
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To Walley Dunning &
Walley
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
The Commissioner of Army Accounts notifies Messrs Denning and Walley that, in lieu of their lost records, he has extracted information from his books that will assist in determining what settlement may be owed to them. Pierce laments that, without the misplaced records, it is impossible for him to check credits given to the state on settlement with Walley's and Denning's line.
Date
11/10/1785
Author
Recipient
Sent from
New York
Document number
1785111021201
Page start
1
Notable persons
John Pierce
William Denning
Thomas Walley
Line
regiment
officer
Notable locations
New York
Notable items
books
letters
accounts
settlement
credits
payment
chest
records