Regarding Major Kirkpatrick request for settlement of accounts

Item

Type

Author's Letterbook Copy

Title

Regarding Major Kirkpatrick request for settlement of accounts

Description

Howell tells Nourse that Major Kirkpatrick has requested settlement of the accounts of nine soldiers but the orders do not meet the standards established by Mr. Pierce so Howell cannot comply with the request.

year created

1787

month created

03

day created

07

author

sent from location

New York

recipient

in image

notable person/group

Joseph Nourse
Joseph Howell
Mr. Pierce
Soldiers of the late army
Major A. Kirkpatrick
Mr. Dunscomb
John Ayres
Martin Whitzell, Thomas Smith
Jacob Shoemaker
Zadock Robertson
Spencer Cooper
Joseph Coker
Daniel Carny(?)
James Brooks
Magistrate

notable location

New York

notable item/thing

The system adopted by Mr. Pierce
the orders of the Soldiers of the late Army
the Order of Major A. Kirkpatrick
nine accouts lodged in this office by Mr. Dunscomb
the orders in his favor
the issue of Certificates
the impropriety of the Orders
eleven accounts

notable phrase

you will therefore please to advise Major Kirkpatrick of the impropriety of the orders and the necessity of presenting sufficient powers before his request can be complied with

document number

1787030721055

page start

100

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (2 pages) DDJ01 (355 pages) Collection: Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853) V:135, P:100

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Joseph Howell New York [n/a]
Recipient Joseph Nourse [unknown] [n/a]