Letter to the Governor of Georgia
Document 1788Letter from the Commissioner of Army Accounts to Governor George Handley - addressed as "His Excellency the President of Georgia" - respecting General Putnam and other officers.
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ba[undecipherable] to your family. I sincerely congratulate you on this [undecipherable] after [undecipherable] altogether ignorant of the extent of your Misfortune
I cannot find that the Governor of Maryland is [here?] in [his/this] office with a letter answering your description. I wish you therefore to give me more explicit information of this Money that I may know what Receipt is wanted by him.
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[To The White [undecipherable] Sr.]
New York Feb 27th 179[undecipherable]
Dear Sir
In answer to your question whether after the time for exhibiting the accounts is expired any further evidence or information can be received by the [State?] to support his account I must inform you that I find the construction given to the Act of Congress by [their?] officers here to be, that the States must produce all their proofs at the time of [carrying?] their Vouchers & that they are prohibited from exhibiting any further documents afterwards — The answer to your other question the Board of Treasury I presume has furnished Mr [Wonder?] — I am &c
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[To Andrew Dunscome Esqr]
New York March 6th 178[undecipherable]
Sir
In consequence of the inclosed Act of Congress No 1 I do myself the honor to inform your excellency that Gen Putnam who commanded a division of the Army at [undecipherable] in [the?] year 1777 received from the military Chest on the 9th of [September?] in that year
Type
Letterbook
Description
Letter from the Commissioner of Army Accounts to Governor George Handley - addressed as "His Excellency the President of Georgia" - respecting General Putnam and other officers.
Date
03/06/1788
Author
Recipient
Sent from
New York
Document number
1788030621055
Page start
342
Note
[Addressed to the President of Georgia, being Handley.]
Notable persons
George Handley
John Pierce
Governor
General Putnam
James Fullan
Joseph Day
Roman Delisle
Congress
Notable locations
New York
Georgia

