John Pierce

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  Letter from the Commissioner of Army Accounts

  01/15/1784 Letterbook

  Pierce informs Sherman that he has no money with which to pay Mr. Baer.

  Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)
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  Letter Citation

  11/25/1784 Cited letter or document

  Cited in Curtenius to Pierce, 02/09/1785. John Pierce requests information from Peter Curtenius that pertains to settlements for Continental troops from New York

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  Letter Citation

  07/11/1784 Cited letter or document

  Cited in Hand to Pierce 07/19/1784. Appears to have related the circumstances of an unauthorized seizure of pay funds by the officers at the garrison of West Point who were being discharged.

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  06/26/1784 Cited letter or document

  Cited in Carleton to Pierce, 06/26/1784.

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  Letter Citation

  06/09/1784 Cited letter or document

  CITATION Only. Cited in Lovell to Pierce 07/07/1784. Pierce seems to have needed an order from an officer ("JK" or "JS") on the civil authority.

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  06/07/1784 Cited letter or document

  Cited in McDougall to Pierce, 07/13/1784.Discusses the pay McDougall received while commanding a regiment. Pierce appears to have had questions regarding the method McDougall used to pay his troops.

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  04/22/1784 Cited letter or document

  Cited in Willett to Pierce, 05/24/1784.

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  04/10/1784 Cited letter or document

  Cited in Wetmore to Pierce 04/29/1784.

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  03/24/1784 Cited letter or document

  Cited in Pickering to Pierce, 03/26/1784.

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  02/26/1784 Cited letter or document

  Cited in Carleton to Pierce, 03/08/1784

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  02/24/1784 Cited letter or document

  Cited in Carleton to Pierce, 03/10/1784. John Pierce seeks guidance from Joseph Carleton concerning commutation for state troops.

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  02/05/1784 Cited letter or document

  CITATION Only. Cited in Jackson to Pierce 02/19/1784 which discusses a meeting of the Society of Cincinnati with ninety members present. Delegates were appointed to a meeting in Philadelphia in May …

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  Letter Citation

  01/28/1784 Cited letter or document

  CITATION Only. Regarding payment in gold. Cited in Lovell to Pierce 02/16/1784 in which Lovell agrees to Pierce's request to furnish the monthly payment of fifteen hundred (1500)dollars. He says he …

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  Letter Citation

  01/17/1784 Cited letter or document

  Cited in Audibert to Pierce 01/29/1784

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  01/10/1784 Cited letter or document

  Cited in Swift to Pierce 02/17/1784. Certificates for the Connecticut Line ready to be delivered to the regimental agents when they call for them.

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  Itemized list of warrants drawn

  05/17/1784 Draft Letter

  The Pay Office encloses to Robert Morris an itemized list of warrants drawn.

  Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)
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  Instructions regarding an advance payment

  09/10/1784 Printed or published document

  John Pierce sends to Andrew Dunscomb instructions regarding an advance payment for transporting muster.

  Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)
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  Instructions for accounting work

  08/21/1784 Draft Letter

  John Pierce sends to Andrew Dunscomb a lengthy letter that addresses instructions for record keeping, overdrawn accounts, certificate disbursal, and counterfeiting.

  Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)
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  Information request

  09/16/1784 Autograph Letter

  Requests information as to when Brearly considered himself "out of the service."

  Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)
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  Information pertaining to Mr. Stokeley's accounts

  12/30/1784 Author's Letterbook Copy

  John Pierce sends to Andrew Dunscomb a letter that directs him to obtain information pertaining to the accounts of Mr. Stokeley.

  Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)
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  Indebtedness to the United States

  09/16/1784 Contemporary Copy of Letter made from Author's Files

  John Pierce sends Captain Moses Chaveland a letter informing him of his indebtedness to the United States.

  Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)
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  Inability to certify a doctor's pay

  05/11/1784 Autograph Letter

  John Pierce encloses a letter to Doctor McKnight indicating his inability to certify the doctor's pay for 1781.

  Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)
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  Half pay

  04/29/1784 Contemporary Copy of Letter

  Discusses the resolves of Congress concerning the half pay or commutation of officers.

  Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)
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  Funds to discharge two pay warrants

  10/15/1784 Autograph Letter Signed

  Request for funds to discharge two pay warrants drawn by Carleton, secretary in the War Office.

  Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)
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  Funds Refused

  01/28/1784 Cited letter or document

  Letter Citation in Olney to Pierce 02/24/1784 in which Olney refuses Pierce's request for funds because compliance would deviate from instructions given to him by W. Morris. Apparently Pierce's letter …

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