Account of Colonel Shrieve
Document 1786The Commissioner of Army Accounts writes Mr. Sims on the account of Colonel Shrieve, which Pierce has found some objections with.
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State credit for it in my General Certificate for his advances and also a Stating of the Specie, which would be the same to other Officers to whom the State made no advances, has not the same been included in their Settlement with me and had they not received the same in Certificates.
I inclose also a Stating of the Settlements made with the lines, Shewing the advances made by the State at different periods. and some Observations thereon which will give you some Idea of the difficulty which you wished to have explained in their Accounts and also a Copy of my report to Congress on the Subject
Sam [undecipherable: signature]
Honorable
W Few
Sir Office of Army Accounts Oct 3d 1786
In Consequence of Col. Herron's letter which you did me the Honor to hand to me a few days since, I have Attended to his Accounts and I find those in 1777 have some Objections which may be proper to have removed previous to their being passed, the State of which are as follows
The State Charged with the sum of $1 500 Dollars received in that year he produces receipts for $1 168 [undecipherable] paid for that year, the allowance for recruiting of his Regt are
Type
Letterbook
Description
The Commissioner of Army Accounts writes Mr. Sims on the account of Colonel Shrieve, which Pierce has found some objections with.
Date
10/03/1786
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Office of Army Accounts
Document number
1786100321255
Page start
144
Notable persons
Sims
John Pierce
Colonel Shrieve
Congress
Notable locations
Office of Army Accounts
Notable items
Depreciation
account

