Autograph Letter Signed

Settlement of Easton's Accounts

Settlement of Easton's accounts in the expedition against Canada. Also discusses his service at Ticonderoga in May 1775.

1784

07

28

Pittsfield

John Pierce

Colonel James Easton

Commissioner of Accounts

Ethan Allen

Ethan Allen's forces at Ticonderoga

General Hazen

Captain Smith

Pittsfield

Philadelphia

Ticonderoga

Canada

office of army accounts

New York

Vermont

public business

final settlement

General Hazen's accounts

receipts of money

office

sum of money

forage

sleighs

expedition against Canada

settle

commutation

answer

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[editor's note: written on the left side of document]
Pittsfield [Mass.]
July 28, 1784
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James Easton
Rank and orgn not given
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Writer to John Pierce, Esq., [Commissioner of Accts] relative to his accts. in the Expedition against Canada, and mentions his service in the surprise at Ticonderoga in May, 1775.
John Pierce Esquire
by Augst Smith} Philadelphia
[editor's note: the following text is written upside-down to previous text]
From Col Jas Easton
2d Augt text 1784
[editor's note: the following is written to the right of the previous text]
Rev. War
Easton, James
Capt., Ethan Allen's forces at
Ticonderoga
Col. Cont. Army
Pittsfield July 28 1784
Sir
If it dose not too much impede your Publick business I may Presume you will Inform me if in the final settlement of General Hazens accounts there is any receipts of money I recd of him Lodged in your office against me In Febr 1778 I received of him a sum of money for the Purpose of purchasing forage and Providing sleighs for the Men Intended Exspidition against canada have not had oppertunity to settle with him as yet my Exstreem Poverty Prevents my personally waiting on you to git my Commutation Depreciation and servis in the Surprise of Ticonderoga in May 1775 all which I have never received this waits on you by Capt Smith who will bring your answer which to send if Possable will gratly Oblege your Unfortnate but most Obedient Humble Servant
James Easton

32.37.179
John Pench Esqr
John Perce Esqr