Forged land warrants
Document 1797Notifies Dallas that "a considerable number" of powers of attorney for land warrants due from the U. S. to the officers and soldiers belonging to Pennsylvania regiments in the Revolutionary War have been forged and that he can alert Dallas to the method of the frauds so as to prevent false claims
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your Command, five Months including the arrears d[ue]
the Troop of Dragoons— so as to compleat all arrears [due]
to the 31 March 1794. agreeably to an Estimate on fi[le]
in this Office. This sum is remitted to Daniel Stev[ens]
Esqr Supervisor Charleston. to be by him paid to the ord[er]
of John Habersham Esqr Collector of the Customs at [Sa-]
vannah who is doing the duty of Agent of the War D[e-]
partment in place of Major Freeman. he will arrang[e]
the Business so as to have the money paid on the Pay a[nd]
Muster Rolls properly authenticated, which you will [be]
to direct to have compleated in the usual forms. As
greatest strictness should be observed in forming the[m]
with accuracy, you will please to be particular in y[our]
directions to the Officers forming them that no erro[r]
may take place. I shall write to Mr Habersham an[d]
Mr Stevens by this Post on the subject of the money an[d]
direct the former to give you immediate informatio[n]
on receipt thereof that you may dispatch the Paymast[er]
with the Pay and Muster Rolls properly authenticated
receive the amount from him. I forward by this Post
Blank Pay & Muster Rolls to the care of Mr Habersham
Saml
Wm Simmons
Acct
Alexander J. Dallas Esqr Department of War
Accountants Office
Sir May 12th 179[undecipherable]
A nomination of persons have from time
time drawn out of the War Office upon false powers of
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Notifies Dallas that "a considerable number" of powers of attorney for land warrants due from the U. S. to the officers and soldiers belonging to Pennsylvania regiments in the Revolutionary War have been forged and that he can alert Dallas to the method of the frauds so as to prevent false claims
Date
05/12/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1797051221455
Page start
45
Notable persons
Alexander J. Dallas
William Simmons
officers
soldiers
regiment
Notable locations
Accountant's Office
Pennsylvania
state offices
Notable items
powers of attorney
forgery
land warrants
false claims
Revolutionary War
artful
villainous

