Army accounts and troop pay
Document 1784Discusses the status of the settlement of army accounts and pay for the troops.
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Dear Sir, Pay Mr Phila March 10. 1784
[circular stamp]
Yours of the 16th 24th & 05th ulto are received
& have been their Contents — [undecipherable] to our giving Mr
Monroe any Appointment it has not been in Power as
we have been Constantly [undecipherable] for [undecipherable]. The Accts
for Settlement, besides [undecipherable] Mr [undecipherable] returns from me
[undecipherable] he has drawn [undecipherable] on any Warrants: [undecipherable]
Mr Monroe has [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] from the [undecipherable]
on 6 months, amounting to 1034. 9 [undecipherable]. wd [undecipherable]
by wagon: Potomsee. as of his [undecipherable] Enclosed. [undecipherable]
Mr Monroe said Nothing to [undecipherable] about the two &
On other [undecipherable] for War [undecipherable] — I [undecipherable] be in [undecipherable]
to give the former [undecipherable] the 3 months [undecipherable]. Due him
for the year 1783. on 6 months Noths. we need his [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] more [undecipherable]. I have [undecipherable] on that
[undecipherable] for [undecipherable] [undecipherable] also the [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
by [undecipherable] [undecipherable] fund. [undecipherable] entries are Regiments
that were [undecipherable] except [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]. [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] in the P. Books, yes. as we are [undecipherable] making
[undecipherable] [undecipherable] with the [undecipherable]. Mr Monroe has [undecipherable]
you the [undecipherable] of the [undecipherable]. [undecipherable] [undecipherable] you in
the Treasury Books for 1783. wd appear with our
Books. [undecipherable] in the Warrants of the 16. [undecipherable] for
1050.62 When we only Do 1050. — I have [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] the Payments to Mr W[armors?] [undecipherable]
be also the Payments made by yourself. [undecipherable]
forward you in the two last Month Returns. by
next Post. You will find Mr Carlston Chargd with
170. dollars, since we he has Car[r]ord. one hundred
Dollars for by all Warrants. to that he is only Chargd
with 70. Dollars agreeable to his Letter to you.
I hope the Pleasure of seeing you agreeable to
the time you mentiond, & am with mine & Mrs
[undecipherable] Compliments, — [undecipherable]
[docketing]: Mr [undecipherable] 13[undecipherable]
10. March 1784
1034.9[undecipherable]
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Discusses the status of the settlement of army accounts and pay for the troops.
Date
03/10/1784
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Pay Office, Philadelphia
Document number
1784031021001
Page start
1
Notable persons
John Pierce
Phillip Audibert
Howell
Congress
Morris
foreign officers
Lee
Legion
Carleton
Notable locations
Pay Office, Philadelphia
West Point
Treasury
Notable items
accounts
settlement
warrants
subsistence
dollars
pay
notes
business
regiments
money
books
payments
returns

