Recipient's Letterbook Copy

Request for money

The author requests the amount of 200 dollars from the United States less whatever debt he owes, an amount which he believes to be minuscule. He asks that the Certificate for the amount owed him be delivered to Charles Darragh.

1786

04

07

Philadelphia

Joseph Howell

Henry Pursell

John Parragh

Charley

Charles Darragh

Philadelphia

our own particular State

letter

balance of 200 dollars

Charley's letter

an amount against the United States

debt

mere trifle

amounts against me

former letter

Certificate for the residue

receipt

What I am in debt to the States or to my own particular State I know not

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Philadelphia 7th April 1786.

Dear Sir,

I have just received a letter directed to John Parragh, left by himself for my perusal by which I cannot come at the ballance of 200 dollars witheld from me and on which subject I have already written to you as I find form Charley's Letter. — I have enclosed an account against the United States for Two hundred dollars — What I am in debt to the States, or to our own particular State I know not, but that it must be a mere trifle & therefore be kind enough to examine the accounts against me & (as I desired in a former Letter) deliver a Certificate for the residue to Charles Darragh whose receipt shall be sufficient —
I am Sir
Your Humle. Servt.
Heny. D Pursell

Jos. Howell Esqr.

P. S. For fear of a mistake I have drawn two accounts, be kind enough to make use of which you please and destroy the other — if neither is proper I request you would draw one that will answer the purpose —

H. D. P.