Revolutionary War Ledger of Accounts Owed
Item
Type
Letter, Type Undetermined
Title
Revolutionary War Ledger of Accounts Owed
Description
Appears to be a ledger of month-by-month accounts of amounts owed sundry officers and soldiers of the Revolutionary Army for pay, subistence, rations, etc. It addresses the issue of compensation to American officers and soldiers held in captitivity by the enemy.
year created
1784
month created
07
day created
14
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
in image
note
Partially illegible.
Addressed to "Sir," possibly fragments of two different documents.
Addressed to "Sir," possibly fragments of two different documents.
notable person/group
John Pierce
General Washington
old regiments
Captain Moore
prisoners
Commissary General of Prisoners
Auditor of Accounts
officers returned from captivity
Delaware Regiments
notable location
Philadelphia
State of Massachusetts
notable item/thing
allowance
present enlistments
six pence a day for subsistence
one penny per mile from their usual place of abode to their regiments
rations
apprehending deserters
bounty
war
vouchers
compensation
Resolution of Congress of April 5, 1777
document number
1784071421001
page start
1
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (4 pages) | YZH24 (4 pages) | Collection: Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript file) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859) | B:379 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | John Pierce | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Unknown Recipient | [unknown] | [n/a] |