Letter from the Commissioner of Army Accounts
Item
Type
Autograph Letter / Autograph Document
Title
Letter from the Commissioner of Army Accounts
Description
Financial matters: A circular to the collectors.
year created
1784
month created
01
day created
28
author
sent from location
West Point
in image
note
Image upgrade needed.
content note
Difficult handwriting and illegible sections necessitated attempting a transcription instead of a gist.
recipient note
addressed to "Collector's Circular"
notable person/group
John Pierce
Superintendent of Finance
troops
notable location
West Point
New York
notable item/thing
notes
subsistence
monthly sum
subsistence of the Troops
money
circular to the collectors
document number
1784012837002
page start
1
transcription
Sir
The Superintendent of Finance has put into my hands [illegible] Notes the subsistence of the Troops [illegible] with directions to obtain the money by exchange. You will therefore very much oblige this Office here if you will [illegible]in your hand a monthly sum sufficient for that purpose which will be about fifteen hundred dollars. If you will please to favor me with an answer [illegible]. I have the honor to be your obedient servant.
The Superintendent of Finance has put into my hands [illegible] Notes the subsistence of the Troops [illegible] with directions to obtain the money by exchange. You will therefore very much oblige this Office here if you will [illegible]in your hand a monthly sum sufficient for that purpose which will be about fifteen hundred dollars. If you will please to favor me with an answer [illegible]. I have the honor to be your obedient servant.
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (3 pages) | XZP13 (3 pages) | Collection: Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript file) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859) | B:370 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | John Pierce | West Point | [n/a] |