Regarding counterfeit certificates
Document 1786Letter from the Commissioner of Army Accounts and Paymaster General. Pierce was appointed by Congress for settling the pay accounts of the Revolutionary War Army. Discusses counterfeit certificates, encloses depositions from various individuals.
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by [undecipherable] who knew some other persons, allied [undecipherable]
to believe that they were all appointed convinced that
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then off [undecipherable] more [undecipherable] that he [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
them [undecipherable] in New [undecipherable] [undecipherable] & [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
swear that he is recommended them to Mr [undecipherable] for [undecipherable], who [undecipherable]
also swore that Barnes sells their [undecipherable] & [undecipherable], which is
contrary to Barnes's own affidavit & also that of [undecipherable]
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pretty clearly that Barnes knows them to be counterfeit
this evidence convinced us to take up Barnes, who is bound over
to your court as will appear by the Bond enclosed.
Sir
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some [undecipherable] 2, I am not so well informed, but I swear
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I should only [undecipherable] against [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
that he undeniably [undecipherable] & [undecipherable] probably
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this City, but merely [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
he is not acquainted with the [undecipherable] but [undecipherable]
believes that [undecipherable] [undecipherable] who was bound out of [undecipherable]
bullion was [undecipherable]. If we ever by any, any [undecipherable] ever
the following a matter of [undecipherable] connecting, I
would [undecipherable] long [undecipherable]
very materially. I wish you not to mention [undecipherable]
circumstance of [undecipherable] circumstance before you [undecipherable]
that [undecipherable] is taken up on bail as to any other
ways [undecipherable] out of the way of [undecipherable]
Papers enclosed —
See [undecipherable] as [undecipherable] [undecipherable] by
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The Deposition of
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Thomas Barnes
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the Bond of two [undecipherable] & Half [undecipherable]
Robert [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Sir.
Type
Letter
Description
Letter from the Commissioner of Army Accounts and Paymaster General. Pierce was appointed by Congress for settling the pay accounts of the Revolutionary War Army. Discusses counterfeit certificates, encloses depositions from various individuals.
Date
08/26/1786
Author
Recipient
Sent from
New York
Document number
1786082621101
Page start
1
Note
Cited in Pierce to Paine, 09/01/1786.
Partially illegible.
Notable persons
Robert Treat Paine
John Pierce
Norris
Thomas Barnes
Warren
Daniel Bradley
Tucker
Turner
Brown
Winston
Commissioner of Army Accounts
Paymaster General
Lovell
Wheeler
agent
board of war
Notable locations
New York
North Carolina
Boston
Notable items
deposition
barge
affidavit
certificates
settlement
counterfeit

