Depositing unissued certificates
Item
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Title
Depositing unissued certificates
Description
The Commissioner of Army Accounts notifies governors of the method by which Congress has directed him to dispense with unissued certificates.
year created
1785
month created
11
day created
15
author
sent from location
New York
recipient
in collection
in image
recipient note
addressed to Governors of the states: John Langdon, James Bowdoin, William Greene, Matthew Griswold, George Clinton, William Livingston, Benjamin Franklin, Nicholas Van Dyke, William Paca, Patrick Henry, and Richard Caswell.
notable person/group
John Pierce
supreme executives
Congress
governors
agents
notable location
New York
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Rhode Island
New Hampshire
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
notable item/thing
settlement
certificates
document number
1785111521001
page start
1
transcription
Sir,
I do myself the honor to enclose you a resolution of Congress directing me to deliver to the order of the Supreme executive of each State such Certificates as shall remain unissued belonging to the Corps not appertaining to any Line and as several of the agents of these Corps have made a settlement with me and deposited Certificates belonging to Inhabitants of the State of XXXX I am to request that some person may be empowered to receive the same from my hands.
I am with great respect,
your Excellency's most obedient servant,
John Pierce Paymaster General
I do myself the honor to enclose you a resolution of Congress directing me to deliver to the order of the Supreme executive of each State such Certificates as shall remain unissued belonging to the Corps not appertaining to any Line and as several of the agents of these Corps have made a settlement with me and deposited Certificates belonging to Inhabitants of the State of XXXX I am to request that some person may be empowered to receive the same from my hands.
I am with great respect,
your Excellency's most obedient servant,
John Pierce Paymaster General
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (3 pages) | YZO19 (3 pages) | Collection: Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript file) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859) | B:384 |
| [view document] (1 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Pennsylvania Collection 1629-1970. | PA Archives 15 Nov 1785 page 536 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | John Pierce | New York | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Governors of these United States | [unknown] | [n/a] |