Counterfeit certificates
Document 1787The Commissioner of Army Accounts informs William Imlay that the certificate sent by him is in fact counterfeit being a fraudulent duplicate of a certificate issued to Samuel Keeler. If the person responsible can be found, he should be detained and made to answer for his conduct.
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February 23d 1787
William Finlay
[undecipherable: Bhird]
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Type
Draft Document
Description
The Commissioner of Army Accounts informs William Imlay that the certificate sent by him is in fact counterfeit being a fraudulent duplicate of a certificate issued to Samuel Keeler. If the person responsible can be found, he should be detained and made to answer for his conduct.
Date
02/23/1787
Author
Recipient
Sent from
New York
Repository
Document number
1787022321101
Page start
1
Notable persons
William Imlay
John Pierce
Samuel Keeler
Bradley
Regiment
Samuel Brown
Notable locations
New York
Notable items
certificate
dollars
counterfeit
commutation
certificates
registers