Enclosed receipts to various governors

Item

Type

Letterbook

Title

Enclosed receipts to various governors

Description

Encloses to various northern governors copies of the receipts of the agents of the Line in that governor's particular state, for the certificates issued by the Office. This is in light of the recent theft of certificate paper, which the office is worried will lead to much counterfeiting.

year created

1786

month created

09

day created

07

author

sent from location

Office of Accounts, New York

in image

author note

John Pierce

recipient note

John Sullivan; James Bowdoin; Samuel Huntington; John Collins; George Clinton; William Livingston; Benjamin Franklin; Nicholas Van Dyke; Richard Caswell

notable person/group

John Sullivan
George Clinton
James Bowdoin
Samuel Huntington
John Collins
William Livingston
John Pierce
governors
Treasury

notable location

Office of Army Accounts
New York
Rhode Island
New York
New Jersey
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Connecticut

document number

1786090721255

page start

103

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Document instances

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[view document] (361 pages) DEL01 (361 pages) Collection: Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853) V:134; P:103

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author John Pierce Office of Accounts, New York [n/a]
Recipient John Sullivan [unknown] [n/a]
Recipient James Bowdoin [unknown] [n/a]
Recipient John Collins [unknown] [n/a]
Recipient Samuel Huntington [unknown] [n/a]
Recipient George Clinton [unknown] [n/a]
Recipient William Livingston [unknown] [n/a]