Counterfeit Bank Notes

Item

Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Title

Counterfeit Bank Notes

Description

Freeman not yet received money from Supervisor. Bank notes from the Branch Banks of Baltimore and Charleston had been counterfeit in "this state". Freeman can not discern the counterfeit marks. Requested Treasury obtain bills of exchange from Bank of Charleston to obviate the difficulties regarding counterfeit.

year created

1794

month created

07

day created

11

sent from location

Fort Fidius

recipient

in image

note

Cited in Howell to Freeman 08/28/1794. Cited in Howell to Freeman 08/29/1794.

cited note

Cited document sent from the War Office

notable person/group

Joseph Howell
Constant Freeman

notable location

Fort Fidius

document number

1794071170001

page start

1

number of pages

2

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (2 pages) YWP16 (2 pages) Collection: Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217) Freeman, Constant
[view document] (2 pages) YWP16a (2 pages) Collection: Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217) Freeman, Constant
[view document] (0 pages) [no image] Collection: Citations [unknown]

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Constant Freeman Fort Fidius [n/a]
Recipient Joseph Howell [unknown] [n/a]