Letter from [Benjamin Pratt] requesting payment for service
Entry/Object ID
HHV 002.1823
Description
Letter from [Benjamin Pratt] requesting payment for service
Subject
Revolutionary War service, military pay
Subject Place
* Untyped Subject Place
New Windsor, NY
Collection
Van Cortlandt Manuscript Collection
Transcription
Transcription
CATALOG NUMBER VC 3181
OBJECT NAME Letter
DATE November 4, 1782
AUTHOR Benjamin [Pratt?]
RECIPIENT
MEDIUM paper, ink
PEOPLE
PLACES New Windsor
KEYWORDS
Sir
After my kindest Compliments, I must make / bold to Remember you of the Small Acct due / me for the year 1780 when [Sollar] in the Lt / Infantry which I make no Doubt would have / paid long before now had you had an opportunity / when Convenient Please to pay it [^ to] Mr Jacob / [Ent] [Sultan] in the Jersey line who will Give / a Rec’t in full the Acct is 509 Cont’l Dols / which Allow [me hand?] as your Honour think / Proper –
Your most Humble
Serv’t
Benj’n [Pratt]
[So??] [R-?] Reg’t
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[LABEL]
Benj’n Pratt
[Sutler’s?] acct -
Nov’r 4 - 1782
