Forgeries
Item
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Title
Forgeries
Description
Discusses forged pay notes.
year created
1784
month created
12
day created
16
author
sent from location
Eacter
recipient
in collection
in image
content note
Also see the following documents from this same letter book: 12/29/1784 (p. 9), 01/11/1785 (p. 14), 01/12/1785 (p. 15), 01/18/1785 (p. 16), and 01/23/1785 (p. 18).
notable person/group
Abiel Foster
M. Weare
Ebenezer Rockwood
Henry Dearborn
individuals
notable location
Eacter
Eacter
United States
notable item/thing
great reason
vast number
Pierce's Notes
final settlement
forged
altered
general opinions
account
due
sum
dollars
certify
interest
bearer
commissioner
notes
the proper office
your endeavour
intelligence
knowledge
the premisses
notable phrase
by some means, the art of extracting the ink from the words expressing the some, hath been found out, and entering a much larger sum on the true notes is the method practiced
so great a fraud
very great consequence
document number
1784121690055
page start
8
transcription
Eacter Dec 16th 1784
There is great reason to suspect that a vast number of what is called Pirce´s Notes or final settlement passing in this State, are citer forged or alter´d the Gene=ral opinions, that by some means, the art of extracting the ink from the words ex=pressing the sum, hath been found out, and entering a much larger sum on the true Notes is the method practized, among the number suspected, one of the following Lenor & date is mistrusted.
âNo 12102- State or N. York January 1st 1784 a final settlement of an account between the U. States and Ebenezer Rock=wood there appeard to be due to him the sum of five hundred & Forty six Dollars: I do therefore certify that the said sum is pay able with interest at six or cent from the first day of January 1783 to the said Ebenezer Rockwood or Bearer.
546 Dollars Jna Pierce Commissioner
Another of said notes No, 21045 dates January 10 1784 on interest from the 4th of November 1783 for 1000 Dollars in faveur of Henry Dearborn as the detection of so great a fraud is not only of very great consequence to the United State but to individuals. I have
I have thought it necessary to desire you to apply to the proper office and your endeavour to find is such were if sued, and give me the earliest intelligence of the knowledge you may obtain the Premisses.
Abiel Foster Esq
There is great reason to suspect that a vast number of what is called Pirce´s Notes or final settlement passing in this State, are citer forged or alter´d the Gene=ral opinions, that by some means, the art of extracting the ink from the words ex=pressing the sum, hath been found out, and entering a much larger sum on the true Notes is the method practized, among the number suspected, one of the following Lenor & date is mistrusted.
âNo 12102- State or N. York January 1st 1784 a final settlement of an account between the U. States and Ebenezer Rock=wood there appeard to be due to him the sum of five hundred & Forty six Dollars: I do therefore certify that the said sum is pay able with interest at six or cent from the first day of January 1783 to the said Ebenezer Rockwood or Bearer.
546 Dollars Jna Pierce Commissioner
Another of said notes No, 21045 dates January 10 1784 on interest from the 4th of November 1783 for 1000 Dollars in faveur of Henry Dearborn as the detection of so great a fraud is not only of very great consequence to the United State but to individuals. I have
I have thought it necessary to desire you to apply to the proper office and your endeavour to find is such were if sued, and give me the earliest intelligence of the knowledge you may obtain the Premisses.
Abiel Foster Esq
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (1 pages) | DDA01 (175 pages) | Collection: Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853) | V:136; P:8 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | M. Weare | Eacter | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Abiel Foster | [unknown] | [n/a] |