Specie Due to Virginia officers
Item
Type
Letter
Title
Specie Due to Virginia officers
Description
Transmits to the Board of Treasury and Secretary at War the returns of specie due to officers of the late line of Virginia.
short description
Returns of specie due to Virginia officers
year created
1787
month created
04
day created
12
author
sent from location
New York
recipient
in image
note
line of text illegible due to image quality.
recipient note
Bureau of Treasury; Henry Knox
notable person/group
John Pierce
Henry Knox
Board of Treasury
officers
non-commissioned officers
privates
notable location
New York
Virginia
posts
notable item/thing
Specie
returns of specie
late line of Virginia
abstract
amounts
Southern department
rations
claim
document number
1787041221001
page start
1
transcription
Board of Treasury for
General Knox
April 12, 1787
Copied
New York April 12, 1787
Gentlemen
I do myself the honor to transmit to you
the returns of specie yet due the officers, non-commiss
Officers and privates of the late line of Virginia. The
abstracts A and B will [undecipherable] the amount due to the
[editor's note: two undecipherable lines of text] for the years 1782 & 1783
this abstract has been made from the accounts of
the Individuals lodged in My office -- and as the
Officers of the line were Stationed at these two years
at different posts in the Southern department
there may be is a probability that they have been
supplied with rations for some part of the time
from the public magazines. I have therefore
been Obliged to depend on the oath or certified account of the
Officer for the Justice of his Claim.
The Board of Treasury of the
Secretary at War
General Knox
April 12, 1787
Copied
New York April 12, 1787
Gentlemen
I do myself the honor to transmit to you
the returns of specie yet due the officers, non-commiss
Officers and privates of the late line of Virginia. The
abstracts A and B will [undecipherable] the amount due to the
[editor's note: two undecipherable lines of text] for the years 1782 & 1783
this abstract has been made from the accounts of
the Individuals lodged in My office -- and as the
Officers of the line were Stationed at these two years
at different posts in the Southern department
there may be is a probability that they have been
supplied with rations for some part of the time
from the public magazines. I have therefore
been Obliged to depend on the oath or certified account of the
Officer for the Justice of his Claim.
The Board of Treasury of the
Secretary at War
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (3 pages) | XZM02 (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 | Board of Treasury | [unknown] | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |