Account of Captain Groins
Item
Type
Letterbook Copy
Title
Account of Captain Groins
Description
Informs Hopkins that the account of Captain Groins omits the amount for the purchase of a wagon and team. Therefore his order must be held until he produces a certificate that accounts for this sum.
year created
1787
month created
01
day created
04
author
sent from location
New York
recipient
in collection
in image
author note
John Pierce
recipient note
John Hopkins
notable person/group
John Hopkins
John Pierce
James Groins [?]
Quartermaster General
army
Colonel Carrington
notable location
New York
notable item/thing
dollars
specie
wagon
team
certificate
document number
1787010421155
page start
213
transcription
New York, Jannuary 4th 1787
Sir
In the account extracted from my books
omitted to enter against Captain James Goorions the sum of
145 04/90 Dollars Specie which tgeLt. W. Gen. charges to him for
the purchase of a Waggon and earn when tge army was disbanded.
I am therefore to request that you will retain his order in our
hands until he produces a certificate from Csbl. Carrington or
myself that he has accounted for this sum.
Pierce
Jn. Hopkins Esquire
Sir
In the account extracted from my books
omitted to enter against Captain James Goorions the sum of
145 04/90 Dollars Specie which tgeLt. W. Gen. charges to him for
the purchase of a Waggon and earn when tge army was disbanded.
I am therefore to request that you will retain his order in our
hands until he produces a certificate from Csbl. Carrington or
myself that he has accounted for this sum.
Pierce
Jn. Hopkins Esquire
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (1 pages) | DEL01 (361 pages) | Collection: Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853) | V:134; P:213 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | John Pierce | New York | [n/a] |
| Recipient | John Hopkins | [unknown] | [n/a] |