Accounts adjusted
Document 1786Informs General Patterson that his accounts have finally been adjusted. The Office has allowed every voucher produced.
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New Hampsh[ire]. I am induced to Inclose these extracts from a Supposition that the Principles which Mr Gorham has adopted may Contradict the System Established by Congress by Sundry Resolutions and more especially by those of April 10. 1780. & May 18. 1783. and that they may create an inequality in the allowances made to the Other States for depreciation.
The Honorable
Board of Treasury
J.P.
Sir New York Sept 9. 1786
Your Accounts as finally adjusted are now Inclosed you — I have allowed in respect to the Pay Blankets Army and recruiting every Voucher you produced. I have found that you had delivered clothing to the amount of 1368½ Dollars to Sundry Officers, as Charged in your receipt Book, which I have also allowed you, altho' no Receipt for this Clothing has been produced. the money you lost at Ticonderoga I have allowed. and also the Warrant for December Pay which was not drawn, there was a Mistake made by the Commander in Chief in drawing this Warrant, as the Amount of the Abstract in Lawfull Money was less than he made it in Dollars about 800 on the other side of the Account you will find yourself Charged with the Amount of General Mifflin's Accounts and
Type
Letterbook
Description
Informs General Patterson that his accounts have finally been adjusted. The Office has allowed every voucher produced.
Date
09/09/1786
Author
Recipient
Sent from
New York
Document number
1786090921155
Page start
104
Notable persons
General Patterson
John Pierce
General Mifflin
Notable locations
New York
Ticonderoga
Notable items
Blankets
arms
recruiting
dollars
clothing
voucher
certificates
specie
paper money
paper currency
Continental dollar

