Letter to the President of Congress
Item
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Title
Letter to the President of Congress
Description
Asks the President of Congress, Arthur St. Clair, to provide Congressional guidance as to how aggressively his office should handle the business of calling to account Army personnel who still have balances owed to the United States.
year created
1787
month created
03
day created
27
author
sent from location
Office of Army Accounts, New York
recipient
in collection
in image
note
[Addressed to President of Congress, being St. Clair.]
author note
John Pierce
recipient note
Arthur St. Clair
notable person/group
Arthur St. Clair
President of Congress
John Pierce
agents
executives
claimants
Comptroller
Treasury
Commissioners
notable location
Office of Army Accounts, New York
United States
notable item/thing
certificates
Act of Congress
dollars
certificates belonging to their citizens
sum now on hand
hazard of a loss
accident
commutation
stoppages
charges
missions
indents
settlements
public debt
arrears due to the Army
receipts
benefit
obligations
proper vouchers
mistaken construction of this resolution
duty of some officer to call them to account
propriety
property of the United States
demands on my office
public money
balances against them
notable phrase
I take the liberty therefore to request that Congress will be pleased to direct the manner by which I am to dispose of them.
document number
1787032721055
page start
272
Item sets
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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; P:272 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | John Pierce | Office of Army Accounts, New York | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Arthur St. Clair | [unknown] | [n/a] |