Various Receipts
Document 1794Pierce discusses various receipts he has received and transmitted recently.
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Sir Fort Washington 14th Sept 1794
I have to enclose you a receipt for Thirty five thousand three Hundred & fifty four dollars 00/100 paid by me to Caleb Swan Esquire paymaster Troops United States, which Mr I received from the [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] gave duplicate receipts — I have also to acquaint you that on the 20th June last — I transmitted a receipt for Seventy four Thousand and Seventy four dollars & 00/100 — which Monies I received of General Charles Scott — for the purposes mentioned in the receipt — On the [strikethrough: third] June I transmitted a second receipt for the monies recd of General Scott— on the 6th June [undecipherable] receipts for the monies I recd of General Scott — I sent — them to the Honble General Knox Secretary for the War department — In case those monies may have been charged to my account — I have to request you would Consult the Same by the receipts transmitted —
I have the Honor to be
Sir your Obedt Servt
Davd Prince Captn
Captn Fort Washington
[address panel: Joseph Howell Junior Esqr
Accountant for the War
Department]
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Pierce discusses various receipts he has received and transmitted recently.
Date
09/14/1794
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Fort Washington
Document number
1794091470001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Joseph Howell
John Pierce
Caleb Swan, paymaster
troops
General Charles Scott
General [Henry] Knox
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Fort Washington

