Regarding Colonel Sherburne
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Regarding Colonel Sherburne
Description
Letter from the Commissioner of Army Accounts to Lieutenant Seth Chapin regarding Colonel Sherburne and other issues.
year created
1786
month created
12
day created
15
author
sent from location
New York
recipient
in collection
in image
author note
John Pierce
recipient note
Lieutenant Seth Chapin
notable person/group
Seth Chapin
John Pierce
Colonel Sherburne
soldiers
notable location
New York
notable item/thing
Recruiting
document number
1786121521355
page start
199
transcription
New York, December 15, 1786
Sir
Your letter of the 17th July last covering an account for expenses on command (undeciperable) was duly received. The monies you advanced for including the soldiers when on their march to join the Regiment I willing to allow provided you make it (undecipherable) that no part of the same were received from the public on account o substinance and that no rations were drawn for them during the time the expenses (amounting to £26.10 sterling) between the 1 October (undecipherable) and December 14 following being as is expressed for recruiting and collecting (undecipherable) appears to be improper as Col Shurburne drew the subsistance of the officers while on the recruiting service and on settlement of his accounts has produced your receipt for the sum of 28.14 being so much due you while on the recruiting service - the latter and former services appear to have been performed at the same time therefore payment cannot be granted twice for one duty.
I am (undecipherable) L Pierce
Luiet Seth Chaplin
Sir
Your letter of the 17th July last covering an account for expenses on command (undeciperable) was duly received. The monies you advanced for including the soldiers when on their march to join the Regiment I willing to allow provided you make it (undecipherable) that no part of the same were received from the public on account o substinance and that no rations were drawn for them during the time the expenses (amounting to £26.10 sterling) between the 1 October (undecipherable) and December 14 following being as is expressed for recruiting and collecting (undecipherable) appears to be improper as Col Shurburne drew the subsistance of the officers while on the recruiting service and on settlement of his accounts has produced your receipt for the sum of 28.14 being so much due you while on the recruiting service - the latter and former services appear to have been performed at the same time therefore payment cannot be granted twice for one duty.
I am (undecipherable) L Pierce
Luiet Seth Chaplin
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (361 pages) | DEL01 (361 pages) | Collection: Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853) | V:134; P:199 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | John Pierce | New York | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Seth Chapin | [unknown] | [n/a] |