| Date |
January 16, 1784 |
| Author Name |
William Scudder (primary) Location: Elizabethtown, New Jersey |
| Recipient Name |
John Pierce (primary) |
| Summary |
Inquiry as to how to obtain a warrant for three months pay and subsistence for 1782. Settlement of accounts. Discusses his long service, mentions that he was a prisoner of war, and intent to go into business. |
| Document Format |
Autograph Letter Signed |
| Document Notes |
[not available] |
| Content Notes |
For reply see Pierce to Scudder 02/15/1784 (image #1784Cfd03). From Pierce to Scudder 02/15/1784, Scudder is a Lieutenant. |
| Related Persons/Groups |
John Pierce; William Scudder; Congress; Mr. Carleton; Hr. Hammond; Mr. Ankin; Paymaster General; |
| Related Places |
Elizabethtown, New Jersey; Elizabeth Town, New Jersey; Philadelphia; |
| Keywords |
warrants; pay and subsistence; authority; power; disappointed; opinion; certificate; manner to further proceed; accounts; Spring; business; compliments; |
| Key Phrases |
Thus sir you see how I am disappointed, that after suffering as much as Man could almost undergo and having served my Country since 75, with being three years and a half Prisoner, I am now not known nor regarded. |
| Transcription |
[not available] |
