Pierce finds it impossible to verify claims from 1775 and 1776
Document 1785John Pierce, Commissioner of Army Accounts, informs Samuel Hodgdon, Commissioner of Military Stores, of the extreme difficulty in determining the monies due to soldiers from the early years of the Revolutionary War. Due to this difficulty, Pierce is not inclined to honor claims from 1775 and 1776.
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Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
John Pierce, Commissioner of Army Accounts, informs Samuel Hodgdon, Commissioner of Military Stores, of the extreme difficulty in determining the monies due to soldiers from the early years of the Revolutionary War. Due to this difficulty, Pierce is not inclined to honor claims from 1775 and 1776.
Date
11/10/1785
Author
Recipient
Sent from
New York
Document number
1785111037001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
John Pierce
Bitters
Lamb's artillery
soldiers
Notable locations
New York
Notable items
certificates
artillery
arrears