Request for money
Document 1786The author requests the amount of 200 dollars from the United States less whatever debt he owes, an amount which he believes to be minuscule. He asks that the Certificate for the amount owed him be delivered to Charles Darragh.
Philadelphia 7th April 1786.
Dear Sir,
I have just received a letter directed to John Parragh, left by himself for my perusal by which I cannot come at the ballance of 200 dollars witheld from me and on which subject I have already written to you as I find form Charley’s Letter. I have enclosed an account against the United States for Two hundred dollars What I am in debt to the States, or to our own particular State I know not, but that it must be a mere trifle & therefore be kind enough to examine the accounts against me & (as I desired in a former Letter) deliver a Certificate for the residue to Charles Darragh whose receipt shall be sufficient I am Sir Your Humle. Servt. Heny. D Pursell
Jos. Howell Esqr.
P. S. For fear of a mistake I have drawn two accounts, be kind enough to make use of which you please and destroy the other if neither is proper I request you would draw one that will answer the purpose
H. D. P.
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