Regarding methods used by a forger to alter certificates of pay
Item
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Title
Regarding methods used by a forger to alter certificates of pay
Description
Discusses the methods used by a forger to alter certificates of pay.
year created
1785
month created
01
day created
12
author
sent from location
Commissioner's Office
recipient
in collection
in image
content note
Also see the following documents from this same letter book: 12/16/1784 (p. 8), 12/29/1784 (p. 9), 01/11/1785 (p. 14), 01/18/1785 (p. 16), and 01/23/1785 (p. 18).
notable person/group
Abriel Foster
Joseph Howell
John Pierce
commissioner
David Adams
Henry Dearbourn
officers
notable location
Commissioner's Office
Commissioner's Office
notable item/thing
true description
certificates
certificate
name
sum
sums
issued
rank
notable phrase
the author of the knavery
by some means or other
pass unsuspected
document number
1785011221055
page start
15
transcription
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Commissioner's office Jany. 12th 1785.
Sir
Agreeable to your request, I have inclosed a true description of two Certificates sign'd by Jno Pierce Esqr. Commissioner It appear evidently that the Certificate Numbered 21,045 Originally in favour of David Adams has been altered both in Name and sum that the author of the Knavery, has by some means or other extracted the name of David Adams, and placed therein Henry Dearbourn, in order that the Certificate might pass unsuspected - as such sums were issued to officers of Henry Dearbourns Rank - The other Certificate Number'd 12002 appears clearly to have been alter'd from the sum of 8 87/90 Dolls to 546 Dolls.
Jos. Howell. Junr
Abriel Foster.
Commissioner's office Jany. 12th 1785.
Sir
Agreeable to your request, I have inclosed a true description of two Certificates sign'd by Jno Pierce Esqr. Commissioner It appear evidently that the Certificate Numbered 21,045 Originally in favour of David Adams has been altered both in Name and sum that the author of the Knavery, has by some means or other extracted the name of David Adams, and placed therein Henry Dearbourn, in order that the Certificate might pass unsuspected - as such sums were issued to officers of Henry Dearbourns Rank - The other Certificate Number'd 12002 appears clearly to have been alter'd from the sum of 8 87/90 Dolls to 546 Dolls.
Jos. Howell. Junr
Abriel Foster.
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:15 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Joseph Howell | Commissioner's Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Abriel Foster | [unknown] | [n/a] |