Letter from the Commissioner of Army Accounts
Document 1785John Pierce submits a proposal to the Board of Treasury. Due to the low resources of the Treasury, Pierce requests the opinion of the Board on his issuance of certificates for the final adjustment of soldier's accounts.
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[undecipherable]
[to the Commissary?]
July 19th 1795
[Copy]
[P. N. York July [undecipherable] 17[undecipherable]]
Gentlemen
The late Superintendent of Finance having paid [undecipherable: advanced]
[in his office?]
months pay, to the Non Commissioned Officers & Privates of
the Northern Army, [those of the Southern [undecipherable: division]]
[undecipherable]
the same allowance — but the Army being dispersed
and the Resources of the Treasury very at this time
very low, I take the liberty of submitting to the
consideration of the Board the propriety of [undecipherable: issuing]
to those Soldiers [undecipherable] certificates on the final adjustment
of their accounts in the same manner as for the
other [undecipherable] of the arrears of their pay, and to
request your [undecipherable: a] decision on the subject.
I have the Honor to be with
great respects
Gentlemen
Your Ob[edien]t Serv[an]t
[To:] Mess[rs]
Board of Treasury
Type
Contemporary Copy of Letter made from Author's Files
Description
John Pierce submits a proposal to the Board of Treasury. Due to the low resources of the Treasury, Pierce requests the opinion of the Board on his issuance of certificates for the final adjustment of soldier's accounts.
Date
07/19/1785
Author
Recipient
Sent from
New York
Document number
1785071937101
Page start
1
Note
This letter is not signed but is proabably written by John Pierce.
Notable persons
John Pierce
board of treasury
commissioned officers
soldiers
Norther Army
Southern Army
Superintendent of Finance
Notable locations
New York
Notable items
arrears
pay
adjustments
accounts
certificates
allowances
advance pay
resources

