Certification of service

Item

Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Title

Certification of service

Description

John Pierce's notes regarding James Wood's certification of the service of a Continental officer in the Revolutionary War

year created

1784

month created

12

day created

04

author

secondary author

sent from location

Richmond

recipient

in image

note

John Pierce's notes on a request from James Wood. The recepient for Pierce's notes is unknown.

notable person/group

John Pierce
Brigadier General James Wood
Captain Howry Steth
Congress
Secretary at War
officer of the United States

notable location

Richmond
Virginia

notable item/thing

Virginia Continental establishment
service
March 1777
January 1781
retired
supernumerary
resolution of Congress
commutation
deranged
resolves of Congress
new Army

document number

1784120421001

Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (1 pages) cca04 (1 pages) Collection: Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript file) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859) B:178

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author John Pierce Richmond [n/a]
Author James Wood Richmond [n/a]
Recipient Unknown Recipient [unknown] [n/a]