Settlement of Continental Accounts

Item

Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Title

Settlement of Continental Accounts

Description

William Pierce asks Edward Carrington to have his Continental accounts settled with Andrew Dunscomb. Pierce, now a Georgia rice planter, inquires into the price of slaves in Virginia.

year created

1785

month created

07

day created

17

sent from location

Savannah

recipient

sent to location

Richmond

in image

note

Re: Purchasing Negroes for Rice Plantation

notable person/group

Edward Carrington
William Pierce
Negroes
slaves
General Lawson
Colonel Hawkins
Captain Quinn
Andrew Dunscomb

notable location

Richmond
Savannah
Virginia

notable item/thing

certificates
settlements
rice
legislature
accounts

document number

1785071490001

page start

1

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (5 pages) CET07 (5 pages) Collection: Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript file) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859) B:204

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author William Pierce Savannah [n/a]
Recipient Edward Carrington Richmond [n/a]