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 writes to Colonel Francis Johnston in an effort to contact the former commnader of the Canadian Regiment, Colonel Moses Hazen. Pierce is attempting to querry Hazen about his onetime wayward paymaster, Robert Dill.

year created

1785

month created

09

day created

23

author

sent from location

New York

recipient

in image

notable person/group

Francis Johnson
John Pierce
Moses Hazen
Robert Dill
paymaster
the Canadian Regiment
gentlemen
surveyor

notable location

New York
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia

notable item/thing

duplicate letters

document number

1785092337101

page start

1

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (2 pages) xzv08 (2 pages) Collection: Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript file) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859) B:372

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author John Pierce New York [n/a]
Recipient Francis Johnson [unknown] [n/a]