Letter/Document (contemporary copy, in third hand, unsigned)

Financial Matters

Discussion on financial matters.

1784

01

29

Pay Office

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John Pierce

Audibert

Mr. Parker

General Benjamin Lincoln

General Washington

Mr. Reid

Corps

Pay Office

New York

Bank Notes

1750 dollars

bank

specie

1784012960001

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Yours of the 17th and 20th are come today--you may rely [that] there was no attention to your letter of the 4th of December [ill.] York as I was informed that Bank Notes answered these the same as Specie with [ill.] reason for sending them. I have received Mr. Parker's rect. for the 1750 dollars. Since [ill.] we have not heard from him. Should he return the Bank Notes,[ill.]the Bank to give us the amount in [ill.] which shall be returned to him [ill.] I have inclosed you duplicate of Genl. Lincoln's letter to Gen. Washington and the [ill.]relating to the Invalid Corps. The paper you alude too [ill.] are the letters you mention in your [ill.] are arrived. I am with mine and Mr. Reid's compliments.