Business of Expenditures Continues
Document 1787Pierce explains why it will take him longer than expected to attend to the business assigned to him. He is trying to understand the various vouchers and expenditures related to the stores. He also recommends his assistant Howell for a position as a commissioner for collecting and arranging the accounts of the states.
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omplain as he ought not? — I send satisfactory information
[undecipherable] of the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
a misfortune late of his [undecipherable] — A [undecipherable] from [Charleston?]
or a When she could not [undecipherable] however she [undecipherable] she [undecipherable]
expected him shortly in Town — I am [fearful?] that the
[Others?] will never find a [seller?] of [undecipherable] money, cannot you
by some of your connexions, make a discovery of the mine and
give the information to [undecipherable] the youngest —
I am &c
[signature]
Gentleman Richmond June 1st 1787 —
The business on which I am [engaged?] will take a
[great?] deal of time & [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
and it appears that [undecipherable] a [compleat?] [accompt?] of the
[each?] [several?] and its [different?] branches from the original
[undecipherable] which [undecipherable] a word of [undecipherable], is [undecipherable] it is [undecipherable]
is well [undecipherable] is from any tolerable [Idea?] the [undecipherable] [delivery?] of
the [Prices?] & the [vouchers?] for which are in the [above?] [undecipherable]
[undecipherable], my reasons for [proceeding?] in the [Business?] in this
manner are that I may form a [compleat?] [Idea?] of each
branch of [expenditure?] [compare?] the different prices & [payments?]
the [consumption?] of the [articles?] [with?] that of the [undecipherable]
of men, and be informed in general of every [undecipherable]
Type
Letterbook
Description
Pierce explains why it will take him longer than expected to attend to the business assigned to him. He is trying to understand the various vouchers and expenditures related to the stores. He also recommends his assistant Howell for a position as a commissioner for collecting and arranging the accounts of the states.
Date
06/01/1787
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Richmond
Document number
1787060121055
Page start
289
Notable persons
John Pierce
Board of Treasury
Mr. Howell
Commissioners
Notable locations
Richmond
New York
Notable items
business
cash account
different branches
original vouchers
expenditure of the stores
different prices and payments
number of men
payment of monies
stores
copies and extracts
application
collecting and arranging the acocunts of the states

