Cover Letter for Officer's Pay Documents
Document 1786Pierce forwards Wyllys documents concerning the pay of Captain Stevens.
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place in a few days, who will be stationed in this City, and who will be the only person here for you to apply to for a settlement, he is to be furnished with an account of all your certificates taken off by the State Commissioners, and it will be best for you to bring on all your papers and vouchers that respect the business which has gone through your hands. I am unacquainted with the state of the business transacted by General Green, nor can I tell you whether the papers you have lodged with him will be essential to be reattained or not. —
[initials: P.P.]
Mr Simeon Belding
New York May 8th 1786
Sir
At the request of Capt Simms I have enclosed you some papers relative to his application to the State for his Pay —
[initials: P.P.]
George Mighty Esquire
New York May 8th 1786
Sir
Inclosed are the copies of the settlements requested in yours of the 28th Ulto I am now of the 19 March I informed you that I should transmit to the Executive of the State copies of the [undecipherable]
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Pierce forwards Wyllys documents concerning the pay of Captain Stevens.
Date
05/08/1786
Author
Recipient
Sent from
New York
Document number
1786050821555
Page start
14
Notable persons
George Wyllys
John Pierce
Captain Stevens
Notable locations
New York
Notable items
papers
application
pay

