Account of Doctor Gould
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Account of Doctor Gould
Description
Letter from the Commissioner of Army Accounts respecting the settlement of Doctor Gould's account with the State of Virginia.
year created
1788
month created
05
day created
09
author
sent from location
New York
recipient
in collection
in image
note
Possibly enclosed in Pierce to Bond, 05/09/1788.
author note
John Pierce
recipient note
Andrew Dunscomb
notable person/group
Andrew Dunscomb
John Pierce
Doctor Gould
delegates
notable location
New York
Virginia
notable item/thing
Specie
vouchers
application
interest
certificates
document number
1788050921055
page start
356
transcription
[Undecipherable] May 9<u.th</u> 1788
Sir
On settlment of Doctor Goulds account with the State of Virginia the Sume of L500 [Undecipherable] equal to L500. [Undecipherable] was decucted in consquince of that sum being received by him for the pay of the Regmiment of which he was paymaster and which at the time of Settlement could not be accounted for as the vouchers were mislaid. Your letter on the 8th of April last informs me those vouchers are now produced.
I thereore preseume the State will exonerate the Doctor from that charge difsue the certificate for the sum retainer which I request you will immediately mae application for in my behalf and when obtained you will endeavor to forocure as much money on the Interest warrnets as possible and transmit me [Undecipherable]for the amount. If the whole cashe is not to be obtained for all the Interest warrents, you will please to dipose of the remainder to the best advantage. The certificate for the princible you will please to send me by the first post
Your Letter relative to the State account I have promised to the Deligates of Virginia who will lay it before Congress if found necessary _ _ __ __
B
Pierce
Sir
On settlment of Doctor Goulds account with the State of Virginia the Sume of L500 [Undecipherable] equal to L500. [Undecipherable] was decucted in consquince of that sum being received by him for the pay of the Regmiment of which he was paymaster and which at the time of Settlement could not be accounted for as the vouchers were mislaid. Your letter on the 8th of April last informs me those vouchers are now produced.
I thereore preseume the State will exonerate the Doctor from that charge difsue the certificate for the sum retainer which I request you will immediately mae application for in my behalf and when obtained you will endeavor to forocure as much money on the Interest warrnets as possible and transmit me [Undecipherable]for the amount. If the whole cashe is not to be obtained for all the Interest warrents, you will please to dipose of the remainder to the best advantage. The certificate for the princible you will please to send me by the first post
Your Letter relative to the State account I have promised to the Deligates of Virginia who will lay it before Congress if found necessary _ _ __ __
B
Pierce
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (1 pages) | DEL01 (361 pages) | Collection: Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853) | V:134; P:356 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | John Pierce | New York | [n/a] |
| Recipient | A.W. Dunscomb | [unknown] | [n/a] |