Receipt for Certificates

Item

Type

Recipient's Letterbook Copy

Title

Receipt for Certificates

Description

The author is sending a receipt for the Certificates received for Captain Hughes and Gilbert. The receipt should have been sent earlier but he had hoped instead to have the receipts from the two men themselves and to deliver them personally.

year created

1786

month created

02

day created

03

author

sent from location

Annapolis

recipient

in image

content note

The hard copy file no. is 70001.

notable person/group

Joseph Howell
J. White
Captain Hughes and Gilbert

notable location

Annapolis
Maryland

notable item/thing

receipt for the Certificates
the receipt of the parties themselves

notable phrase

I must be accountable

document number

1786020370055

page start

23

transcription

(23)

Annapolis - Feb:y 3d. 1786:

Dear Sir,

Herewith you will receive a receipt for the Certificates you sent me belonging to Caps. Hughes and Gilbert — It should have been sent before but I was in hopes to have delivered them, and had the receipt of the parties themselves to transmit, however I must be accountable —
I am, Sir, your Mo Obedt. Servt.
J. White —

Jos. Howell Esqr

Item sets

Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (1 pages) DDJ01 (355 pages) Collection: Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853) V:135, P:23

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author J. White Annapolis [n/a]
Recipient Joseph Howell [unknown] [n/a]