Letter from the Commissioner of Army Accounts
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Letter from the Commissioner of Army Accounts
Description
Letter from the Commissioner of Army Accounts to Andrew Dunscomb on the subject of his accounts in the public books.
year created
1786
month created
12
day created
07
author
sent from location
New York
recipient
in collection
in image
author note
John Pierce
recipient note
Andrew Dunscomb
notable person/group
Andrew Dunscomb
John Pierce
brother
notable location
New York
notable item/thing
Public books
bonds
receipt
certificates
document number
1786120721055
page start
196
transcription
New York
December 7th 1786
Dear Sir
Your accounts and transactions altho' intered in the public books are not sufficiently passed as to permit you to give up the bonds taken as security where there is any uncertainty remaining respecting the public monies unaccounted for and you cannot have a Quietus untill I have myself been over the accounts, and untill I have the receipts for the certificates you have issued which last are absolutely essential to the public as the evidence of the discharge of the debt and to you and me for the settlement of our certificte paper.
Where a bond was taken to oblige a person to make a settlement, which has been done, I have no objections to its being given op.
Your brother does not choose to give his receipt for the certificates issued for you. I have therefore enclosed a list of them, and he requests you ro send up to him your receipt.
I am (undecipherable) P Pierce
Andrew Dunscomb Esq
December 7th 1786
Dear Sir
Your accounts and transactions altho' intered in the public books are not sufficiently passed as to permit you to give up the bonds taken as security where there is any uncertainty remaining respecting the public monies unaccounted for and you cannot have a Quietus untill I have myself been over the accounts, and untill I have the receipts for the certificates you have issued which last are absolutely essential to the public as the evidence of the discharge of the debt and to you and me for the settlement of our certificte paper.
Where a bond was taken to oblige a person to make a settlement, which has been done, I have no objections to its being given op.
Your brother does not choose to give his receipt for the certificates issued for you. I have therefore enclosed a list of them, and he requests you ro send up to him your receipt.
I am (undecipherable) P Pierce
Andrew Dunscomb Esq
Item sets
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:196 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | John Pierce | New York | [n/a] |
| Recipient | A.W. Dunscomb | [unknown] | [n/a] |