Letter from the Commissioner of Army Accounts regarding counterfeiting
Document 1786Circular letter regarding forged securities. Contains a description of a person suspected of passing the counterfeit notes, a shoemaker and tanner. Requests information on the suspected forger.
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Type
Autograph Draft Letter
Description
Circular letter regarding forged securities. Contains a description of a person suspected of passing the counterfeit notes, a shoemaker and tanner. Requests information on the suspected forger.
Date
06/20/1786
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Office of Army Accounts, New York
Document number
1786062021101
Page start
1
Note
The manuscript letter is not signed but is in Pierce's hand. The last sentence of the second page of the manuscript copy was not in the letter book copy.
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Notable persons
Joseph Hosmer
Timothy Walker
Josiah Bartlett
John Pierce
the public
Joseph Noyes
shoemaker and tanner
James Johnston
delegates of Massachusetts
gentleman
Notable locations
Office of Army Accounts
New York
Stratham New Hampshire
Pembroke
New Hampshire
Kingston
Concord
Sudburry
Massachusetts
Notable items
confidence
blank paper
securities
final settlements of accounts
blanks
official signature
counterfeited
forged securities
certificates
information
influence and disposition
enquiries
villainous transaction
information
expense