Request for Receipt
Document 1786Acting on behalf of the Commissioner of Accounts, Henry Knox sends a certificate to Joseph Snelling. Knox provides instructions for a return receipt.
No human transcription currently available for this document.
This transcription was generated by machine using Anthropic's Claude Code (a mix of sonnet and opus models). It may contain errors or inaccuracies. Please verify against the document image. Learn more about our generative AI methodology.
[Nov: 4: 1790
App. to. Pulling
[undecipherable] enclosing a Certifi-
cate sign'd Jonathan Burall
Commission for 450 Dolls —]
War Office Novr 4: 1790
Sir
Mr Burall the Commissioner of accounts has had so much business on hand as to be unable to settle your account untill [strikethrough: him] this time. I now enclose you his certificate, N° 474 dated this day, for 450 dollars, with interest at six P Cents.
I request Sir that you would send to me two receipts for this certificate expressing the number, date, and value, as this is all I [strikethrough: request] ask for my trouble I expect that you will [strikethrough: be] punctually comply with my request without [undecipherable], as I have receip'd for it to Mr Burall —
Para C
M: Joseph Pulling
Boston
C. [undecipherable]
Type
Letterbook
Description
Acting on behalf of the Commissioner of Accounts, Henry Knox sends a certificate to Joseph Snelling. Knox provides instructions for a return receipt.
Date
11/04/1786
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Office
Repository
Collection
Document number
1786110400002
Page start
1
Notable persons
Joseph Snelling
Henry Knox
Mr. Burnall
Jonathan Burnall
Jonathan Burrell
Commissioner of Accounts
Joseph Snelling
Notable locations
Salem, Massachusetts
War Office
Notable items
certificate
certificate No. 474
money
pay

