Disposition of Wetmore's Claim

Item

Type

Author's Letterbook Copy

Title

Disposition of Wetmore's Claim

Description

Discusses Wetmore's financial claims before Congress and gives his summary of Wetmore's account.

year created

1786

month created

05

day created

18

author

sent from location

New York

recipient

in image

note

The manuscript letter is not signed but is in Pierce's hand

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author note

John Pierce

recipient note

Hezekiah Wetmore

notable person/group

Hezekiah Wetmore
John Pierce
friends
Congress
public
the Army
comptroller's office

notable location

New York
New Haven
Connecticut

notable item/thing

claim
sum
credit
balance
act of Congress
money
accounts current
dollars
deductions
settlement
errors
account
vouchers
receipt
pay in the service of the United States
charge
act of Congress
payments
deposition

document number

1786051821055

page start

24

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (2 pages) DEL01 (361 pages) Collection: Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853) V:134; P:24
[view document] (2 pages) XZE05 (3 pages) Collection: Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript file) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859) B:391

Document names

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