Letter from the Commissioner of Army Accounts
Item
Type
Draft Document
Title
Letter from the Commissioner of Army Accounts
Description
The Commissioner of Army Accounts notifies Neuville that he is trying to locate the $57,600 that was transmitted to Joseph Clay for the supply of the Army and which apparently is now in the hands of Thomas Russell in Charleston.
year created
1787
month created
03
day created
23
author
sent from location
New York
recipient
in collection
note
Cited in Neuville to Pierce, 04/11/1787.
cited note
Cited document sent from the War Office
notable person/group
John Neuville
John Pierce
Joseph Clay
Paymaster General
escort
William Alexander
Thomas Russell
Board of Treasury
Congress
notable location
New York
Charlotte
North Carolina
Virginia
Maryland
Charleston
Savannah
notable item/thing
money
Army
receipt
account
bills
resolution
document number
1787032321101
page start
1
transcription
[in top right corner] 265
New York March 23d 1787
Sir
Some time in the year 1781 I transmitted to Joseph Clay Esqr deputy Paymaster General a sum of money for the supply of the army, which money was left by the Escort in the hands of Mr William S Alexander at Charlotte in No Carolina, a copy of whose receipt for the same is inclosed and it appearing by Mr Clays representation and his account which is also inclosed that the sum of fifty seven thousand six hundred dollars of this money, consisting of the Bills emitted by the States of Virginia and Maryland under the resolution of Congress of March 18th 1780 never came into his possession but still remains in the hands of Mr. Alexander unaccounted for -- and which Mr. Clay has informed me is now in the hands of Mr. Thomas Commander Russell in Charleston
I am therefore directed by the Board of Treasury to request you to adopt such measures as shall appear to you most safe, speedy and afficasious, for getting possession of this money which when obtained you will please to inform me of by different conveyances
[in the lower right corner] as
[in upper left corner] 266
as early as possible and of the amount of the emission received by you of each of these States ----- I herewith enclose you also an order on Mr. Russell for the purpose ----- Should the order of Mr. Clay be necessary for you to obtain the money you will please to write to him in Savannah for that purpose, who has already been requested by me to give it
J. Pierce
John Neuville Esq
Loan Officer
New York March 23d 1787
Sir
Some time in the year 1781 I transmitted to Joseph Clay Esqr deputy Paymaster General a sum of money for the supply of the army, which money was left by the Escort in the hands of Mr William S Alexander at Charlotte in No Carolina, a copy of whose receipt for the same is inclosed and it appearing by Mr Clays representation and his account which is also inclosed that the sum of fifty seven thousand six hundred dollars of this money, consisting of the Bills emitted by the States of Virginia and Maryland under the resolution of Congress of March 18th 1780 never came into his possession but still remains in the hands of Mr. Alexander unaccounted for -- and which Mr. Clay has informed me is now in the hands of Mr. Thomas Commander Russell in Charleston
I am therefore directed by the Board of Treasury to request you to adopt such measures as shall appear to you most safe, speedy and afficasious, for getting possession of this money which when obtained you will please to inform me of by different conveyances
[in the lower right corner] as
[in upper left corner] 266
as early as possible and of the amount of the emission received by you of each of these States ----- I herewith enclose you also an order on Mr. Russell for the purpose ----- Should the order of Mr. Clay be necessary for you to obtain the money you will please to write to him in Savannah for that purpose, who has already been requested by me to give it
J. Pierce
John Neuville Esq
Loan Officer
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 |
| [view document] (3 pages) | XZM03 (3 pages) | Collection: Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript file) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859) | B:369 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | John Pierce | New York | [n/a] |
| Recipient | John Neuville | [unknown] | [n/a] |