Final settlements certificate paper taken
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Final settlements certificate paper taken
Description
Writes Governor Thomas Chittenden of Vermont that Capt. John Phelon, employed as confidential clerk in the Office of Army Accounts, has taken a quantity of the final settlements certificate paper, on which the debt of the United States is certified. Pierce writes that this will do a great disservice to the United States and Pierce's own reputation.
year created
1786
month created
08
day created
07
author
sent from location
Boston
recipient
in collection
in image
note
Enclosed in Pierce to Jackson, 08/07/1786. [Chittendon was Governor of Vermont.]
author note
John Pierce
recipient note
Mr. Chittendon
notable person/group
Thomas Chittenden
John Pierce
John Phelon
notable location
Boston
Vermont
notable item/thing
Trial
National Debt
document number
1786080721455
page start
118
Item sets
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Document instances
In image | In source | Location in source | |
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[view document] (361 pages) | DEL01 (361 pages) | Collection: Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853) | V:134; P:118 |
Document names
Type | Name | Location | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Author | John Pierce | Boston | [n/a] |
Recipient | Thomas Chittenden | [unknown] | [n/a] |