Counterfeit certificates

Item

Type

Draft Document Signed

Title

Counterfeit certificates

Description

Informs Smith that the certificate he received from him appears to be a counterfeit copy and that the person responsible has been incarcerated.

year created

1787

month created

02

day created

22

author

sent from location

Office of Army Accounts, New York

recipient

in image

notable person/group

Thomas Smith
John Pierce
Loan Officer
Nicholson
Burrall
Jason Gebler

notable location

New York
Connecticut

notable item/thing

certificate
counterfeit
jail
counterfeiting

notable phrase

This business is therefore only a continuation of the plan of the altered certificates and not a part of the paper stolen from my office as I at first supposed.

document number

1787022221001

page start

1

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (2 pages) YZL17 (2 pages) Collection: Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript file) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859) B:381
[view document] (361 pages) DEL01 (361 pages) Collection: Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853) V:134

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author John Pierce Office of Army Accounts, New York [n/a]
Recipient Thomas Smith [unknown] [n/a]