Return of pay and emoluments
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Return of pay and emoluments
Description
Requests a return of the pay and emoluments of the officers employed in Pierce's office (Office of Army Accounts at the Board of Treasury) for estimating the costs of the war office in the coming year for Congress.
year created
1784
month created
10
day created
21
author
sent from location
War Office
recipient
content note
Apparently a "circular" letter.
notable person/group
John Pierce
Joseph Carleton
Congress
officers employed in Pierce's office
Paymaster General
notable location
War Office
war office
office of army accounts
notable item/thing
estimate of the expenses of the military establishment for 1785
precision and truth
request
return
department
pay
emoluments
document number
1784102115001
page start
1
number of pages
2
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | ZWT20 (2 pages) | Collection: Letters Received by the Paymaster General, Jun 17, 1778-Jul 6, 1785. (RG217) | [unknown] |
| [view document] (2 pages) | ZWT20a (2 pages) | Collection: Letters Received by the Paymaster General, Jun 17, 1778-Jul 6, 1785. (RG217) | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Joseph Carleton | War Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | John Pierce | [unknown] | [n/a] |