Letter from the Commissioner of Army Accounts

Item

Type

Contemporary Copy of Letter made from Author's Files

Title

Letter from the Commissioner of Army Accounts

Description

John Pierce sends instructions to Andrew Dunscomb regardng the closure of his office. Pierce directs that an advertisement be made of a deadline for submission of local claims. Petitions made after that date will be handled by Pierce in Philadelphia.

year created

1785

month created

06

day created

13

author

sent from location

Philadelphia

recipient

in image

note

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

notable person/group

Andrew Dunscomb
John Pierce
Congress

notable location

Philadelphia
New York

notable item/thing

vouchers
certificates
settlements
accounts
claims
business
advertise

document number

1785061337101

page start

1

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (3 pages) XZO22 (3 pages) Collection: Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript file) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859) B: 370

Document names

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