Forged pay certificates

Item

Type

Autograph Letter

Title

Forged pay certificates

Description

Discusses great "impositions" from the forged pay certificates, the status of certain accounts, and certificate paper.

year created

1784

month created

07

day created

20

author

sent from location

Philadelphia

recipient

in image

note

This letter is not signed, but is likely written by John Pierce.

notable person/group

Andrew Dunscomb
John Pierce
Governor of Virginia
Secretary at War
officers
Mr. Betts [Botts]
Mr. Howel [Howell]

notable location

Philadelphia
Philadelphia
New England

notable item/thing

letter
impositions from forged certificates
settlement
counterfeiting
certificate paper
accounts
blanks

document number

1784072037101

page start

1

Transcribe this document

Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (3 pages) XZR24 (3 pages) Collection: Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript file) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859) B: 371

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author John Pierce Philadelphia [n/a]
Recipient A.W. Dunscomb [unknown] [n/a]