Certificate for James Armstrong

Item

Type

Recipient's Letterbook Copy

Title

Certificate for James Armstrong

Description

The author has a Certificate for $1500 in the name of James Armstrong. He was in Lees Legion and lives in Carolina. He asks the recipient to confirm that Armstrong is due this amount.

year created

1786

month created

11

day created

07

sent from location

Philadelphia

recipient

in image

note

Cited in Howell to Nicholson 11/13/1786

notable person/group

Joseph Howell
John Nicholson
the Land Office
James Armstrong
Lees Legion

notable location

Philadelphia
Carolina

notable item/thing

my excessive throng of business
a Certificate for 1500 dollars No. 89362 in the name of James Armstrong

notable phrase

his being settled in Carolina makes me scrupulous and yet the circumstances make it probable 'tis him could you by next post drope me a line who this James Armstrong for whom the above Certificate was made out

document number

1786110770055

page start

77

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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:77
[view document] (0 pages) [no image] Collection: Citations [unknown]

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Jonathan Nicholson Philadelphia [n/a]
Recipient Joseph Howell [unknown] [n/a]