Request for a warrant
Document 1784Requests a warrant for one thousand dollars to cover expenses incurred while acting as Commissioner for Settling the Army Accounts.
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[undecipherable]
Philadelphia [undecipherable]
Congress, not having, ascertained the additional allow[ance]
it is to be refe[rred?] on
which I am to receive for executing the [undecipherable] of attend[ing?]
the duties of Commissioners for settling the Army Accounts
and as I have incurred a considerable expence
[strikethrough: in that herewith and disbursed from]
my own Pockets, I take the liberty to request
that you will be pleased to grant me a warrant
in my favor for 4 Thousand Dollars, on account
[undecipherable] of the extra pay which I am
to receive for this duty.
) Mr Morris
Type
Draft Letter
Description
Requests a warrant for one thousand dollars to cover expenses incurred while acting as Commissioner for Settling the Army Accounts.
Date
06/07/1784
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Document number
1784060721001
Page start
1
Note
This letter is not signed but is probably written by John Pierce.
Notable persons
J. H. Morris
John Pierce
Congress
Commissioner
Army
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Notable items
allowance
commissioner
accounts
expense
warrant
dollars
account
pay
duty

