Resolution of Congress
Document 1785Charles Thomson transmits to the Governor of Virginia, Patrick Henry, two acts of Congress pertaining to establishment of agents responsible for the disbursal of arrears due to veterans and the requirement for state oversight of said agents.
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By
The United States in Congress assembled
May 27th 1785.
Resolved that the Legislature of the Respective States to which Regimental and other agents (appointed for the purpose of receiving from the Paymaster General Certificates, on a final Settlement of the balances due to the officers and Soldiers of the late Army) belong, be and they are hereby requested to cause the Services of the said Agents to be examined, and make them such allowance as they may think them entitled to, and charge the Same to the United States. —
That such agents deposit the Certificates that may remain in their hands with the Supreme Executive of the States to which they respectively belong, agreeably to the Resolution of Congress of the 3 November 1783.
Cha Thomson secry
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Charles Thomson transmits to the Governor of Virginia, Patrick Henry, two acts of Congress pertaining to establishment of agents responsible for the disbursal of arrears due to veterans and the requirement for state oversight of said agents.
Date
05/31/1785
Author
Recipient
Document number
1785053190001
Page start
4
Notable persons
Charles Thomson
Patrick Henry
Governor of Virginia
Officers
soldiers
Army
congress
agents
paymaster general
legislature
Notable locations
Virginia
Notable items
certificates
arrears
pay
deposits
allowances
entitlements
settlement
balances

