Counterfeit certificates
Item
Type
Autograph Draft Letter Signed
Title
Counterfeit certificates
Description
Encloses a continuance of his register of certificates and confirms that the certificate offered for sale by Mr. Wilson is counterfeit, earning Wilson a jail sentence.
year created
1787
month created
02
day created
26
author
sent from location
New York
recipient
in collection
notable person/group
Thomas Smith
John Pierce
Wilson
Howell
notable location
New York
Philadelphia
notable item/thing
Register
certificates
[jail]
counterfeit
counterfeiting
notable phrase
I wrote you last week that the certificate offered by Willson who is now in your goal [jail] is counterfeit.
document number
1787022621001
page start
1
transcription
Thomas Smith Esqr
Feby 27. 1787
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New York Feby 26 1787
Sir
Inclosed you will received further continuance of my Register of certificates issued. I wrote you last week that the certificates offered for sale by Willson ^ who is was in your Goal is counterfeit. I presume that Mr Nowells deposition on the subject undecipherable line as he wants to go to [undecipherable: Hil?] & I shall wish for that reason his residence it may be accepted on the Loyal of this fellow.
Thos. Smith Esquire
Feby 27. 1787
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New York Feby 26 1787
Sir
Inclosed you will received further continuance of my Register of certificates issued. I wrote you last week that the certificates offered for sale by Willson ^ who is was in your Goal is counterfeit. I presume that Mr Nowells deposition on the subject undecipherable line as he wants to go to [undecipherable: Hil?] & I shall wish for that reason his residence it may be accepted on the Loyal of this fellow.
Thos. Smith Esquire
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | YZL16 (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 | New York | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Thomas Smith | [unknown] | [n/a] |