Letter from the Commissioner of Army Accounts
Item
Type
Autograph Letter / Autograph Document
Title
Letter from the Commissioner of Army Accounts
Description
The author is responding to the recipient's request to fund the advances in pay he made to the Massachusetts militia. He says that certificates will be issued to cover the period from May 1, 1783 to the present. However, orders must be received before the certificates can be sent.
year created
1784
month created
01
day created
28
author
sent from location
West Point
recipient
in image
content note
Difficult handwriting
notable person/group
Samuel Young
John Pierce
Regiments
officers and men
some person here
notable location
West Point
New York
state of Massachusetts
New Hampshire
notable item/thing
payments
certificates
advances
money
pay
orders
notable idea/issue
pay of officers and men
document number
1784012837101
page start
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | XZV03 (2 pages) | Collection: Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript file) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859) | B:372 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | John Pierce | West Point | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Samuel Young | [unknown] | [n/a] |