Settlement of the Continental Lines
Document 1786Copies of documents needed to settle the accounts of the Continental Lines of the states are to be transmitted to the state executives
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New York March 18. 1786
Sir
Congress having directed the Agents of the loans to settle the accounts with the States to which they belong, has
[undecipherable] respectively
[undecipherable] said agents — I shall [undecipherable] transmit them
to the executives of the States in a few days — but shall
not be able to give copies of the Registers, The
Commissioner of the Treasury not suffering one
to go out of my hands.
I presume when these copies are received that they
will answer the purposes you wished for from
a compliance with your letter of the [undecipherable] Instant.
and am Sir with respect &
esteem, Your Obedt [Servant]
[Oliver Wolcott Jnr Esquire]
Type
Autograph Letter
Description
Copies of documents needed to settle the accounts of the Continental Lines of the states are to be transmitted to the state executives
Date
03/13/1786
Author
Recipient
Sent from
New York
Document number
1786031337001
Page start
1
Note
Cited in Pierce to Wolcott, 05/08/1786
Notable persons
Oliver Wolcott Jr.
John Pierce
Congress
agents of the Lines
executive of the state
commissioners of the Treasury
Notable locations
New York
Notable items
settle
accounts
registers


