Incomplete Certificates
Document 1787The Commissioner of Army Accounts cannot find the margins or musters of the certificates issued by John White and asks whether or not they were left among White's papers in the office.
I do not find the margins or husks of the certificates issued by you, can you tell me whether they were left among your papers lodged here or not.
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New York 19th April 1796
Sir
Your claims for stoppages made out of the pay of the non Commissioned Officers and Privates of your Company has been considered — I have no desire to refuse the allowance of any demands made by a Gentleman of honor, but I must prefer the admissions of this for the following reasons —
That the Account having arisen so long back as 1776 is attended with all the disadvantages arising from so long a period — and therefore impossible to have such lights thrown on it, as might have been the case, had it been presented, and stated earlier, and at this time it is unknown how many demands of this is admitted may be produced of the same nature, nor what circumstances they may be attended with indeed when this account shall be examined it appears to me that it will be necessary for you to show if possible by certificate the amount of clothing and other [undecipherable] which ought to be charged the same, and the accounts and acknowledgments from the [undecipherable] of the monies you have paid to those in account, or as [undecipherable] orders for the respective ballances which may be yet due from
you wish to receive them.
Your papers and accounts are lodged in my Office and therefore you will not be frustrated by waiting for a further opportunity. SP
[Col Caleb North }]
Type
Letterbook Copy
Description
The Commissioner of Army Accounts cannot find the margins or musters of the certificates issued by John White and asks whether or not they were left among White's papers in the office.
Date
03/06/1787
Author
Recipient
Sent from
New York
Document number
1787030621001
Page start
1
Notable persons
John White
John Pierce
Notable locations
New York
Notable items
Musters
certificate

