Pay Office Philad^a October 1^st 1784 Sir, The Secretary in the War Office has drawn a Warrant on me for Four hundred & fifty six dollars, being the Subsistence of the Officers of the Pennsylvania Troops for the Months of October November & December 1784 I am to request the above sum may be granted I have the Honor to be Sir your most Obedient Jn^o. Pierce The Honorable Superintendent of Finance [Endorsement on cover: M^c[undecipherable] — / Collect[undecipherable] / papers]