Pay Request
Document 1783Request by Walker for payment due from the War Office. Also forwarding his accounts of pay for the last years service.
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Stratford Feby 5th 1793
Dear Sir
If you recollect when I was last at your Office you returned me the inclosed account of Dan Barton Nation which was returned from the War Office with the note made on the Back, since which I have obtained the Certificate required as you may see made under P. Account —
I will Thank you to forward the Amount which is 17 Dolls & I Pray Mr Smith as it will be difficult for me to find an opportunity to send for it again — but if it is convenient you would pay me in Morriss or Milligan's — Notes, as the Sum is but small —
I have also forwarded by Mr Smith my Accounts of Pay for the last 3 Years Service, the Accounts for the different Months have not made out, but have sent Blank Papers Signed every Provo for P. Accounts to be made up and a brief to be made upon the blank, agreeable to your direction. These accounts should have been sent by Mr Parks but he went from S. Harvin sooner than I expected — and at present it is inconvenient for me to attend, which I hope will excuse my
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Request by Walker for payment due from the War Office. Also forwarding his accounts of pay for the last years service.
Date
02/05/1783
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Stratford
Document number
1783020570001
Page start
1
Notable persons
John Pierce
J. Walker
Mr. Smith
Morris
Gilligns
Mr. Beers
Notable locations
Office of Army Accounts, Phila.
Stratford
Stratford
War office
Notable items
office
account
extra ration
war office
note
certificate
account
amount
dollars
opportunity
pay
sum
last years service
months
blank papers
record
directions

