Account of Physician
Document 1787Encloses the account of the physician who accompanied Captain John Watt's Corps but was omitted by mistake from the previous accounts forwarded.
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Richmond, April 16th 1787
The Honorable
Secretary at War
Sir
I am myself the honor to make the account of the Physician that attended Capt. Watts [undecipherable] which was omitted thro' mistake when the other accounts were forwarded. I am no judge of the reasonableness of the Charges but I am informed that this Physician is a man of the strictest honor — I am to inform [undecipherable] Commission who are sensible of his [attachment?][undecipherable: ment] but his place filled up by [undecipherable] Jan: Watts. The latter of which Gentlemen requests that you will be pleased to extend to me his commission, which according to Capt Watts Certificate on [undecipherable] and the matter already forwarded is to be dated from the same time with that of the other Officers —
Jas: [undecipherable]
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Jos: [undecipherable] Esq: Richmond [Virginia?] May 15th 1787
Sir,
I have but now received your favor of April 8th and am much engaged at the intelligence it contains — I wish you to find if this [undecipherable] has not come this way or into this State. From some circumstances I am led to suppose that he or some agent for him is now [undecipherable] — [undecipherable] you can [undecipherable] him [undecipherable] to give any information about him, you will oblige me by communicating the same at this place where I shall remain until about [undecipherable] of August —
Samuel [undecipherable]
Type
Letterbook
Description
Encloses the account of the physician who accompanied Captain John Watt's Corps but was omitted by mistake from the previous accounts forwarded.
Date
05/16/1787
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Richmond
Document number
1787051621055
Page start
281
Notable persons
Henry Knox
John Pierce
physician
John Watts
doctor
surgeon
corps
Notable locations
Richmond
Notable items
Commission
account
certificate

