Autograph Letter Signed

Accountability for Money

Request for a decision as to the accountablity for monies received.

1784

01

02

Pompton

West Point

John Pierce

Captain Colfax

Gibbs

Gibbs's man

West Point

Pompton

Pompton

receipts

pay

Guard

monies

sums

absentees

business

payments

Corps

money

residue

payment

next post

matter

subjects

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From Capt Colfax
Jany 2. 1784
John Pierce Esq.
PM General
West Point
Pompton 2nd Jany 1782
Dear Pierce

Gibbs has sent to me for the

receipts for Pay [undecipherable] of the [undecipherable]
in my posession, from 77 to [undecipherable]_ I
sent all I have, which will
acct for the monies recd after I
joined the guard / March/78) except
some small sums remaining on
hand belonging to absentees. have
these sums were [undecipherable] of. Gibbs
must can best inform you.
But the business of my letter is
to inform you, as may recollect
yourself, that some of the receipts

for
for payment was [undecipherable] by me. [undecipherable]
as I was not [undecipherable] officer or PMaster
to the Corps, I suppose you would hold Gibbs accountable. For what
I did, was merely as a friend from
& he always recd the money, or the
overdue, after the paymt was
over. Now that I have sent him
these receipts, I have nothing here
if you should call on me to
acct for money recd in that
[undecipherable]. I must therefore
request you to inform me by
the next post, whether you make
Gibbs accountable, if not, it
will be necessary that I should

come
come to settle the matter while [undecipherable]
is within you. otherwise it may
involve me in difficulty very inadvertently.

Gibbs man is in a

great hurry or I would write
you on other subjects - such as -

But can only say
I am most sincerely [undecipherable]

your servt
Colfax

Betty thanks you
for [undecipherable] by
Gibbs letter - & begs
me to tender his
to you, in return
Now comes on
B. Letterman
Mr. Pierce