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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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
Repository
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