Regimental pay agents' accounts
Document 1786Summarizes the details of the settlement of the accounts of two regimental pay agents
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New York April 20, 1786
I do request the Honour to enclose the representation of Capt. [undecipherable] [Bushnell?] who for his services as [agent?] to the Corps of Sappers & Miners and [Bombardiers?], [was?] appointed & Commanding Corps— the former of these got [Company?] settled his accounts of about 100 Officers and [running?] on the [2d] of March [undecipherable] from [above?] 300 [undecipherable] amounting [to?] $32,944 being [?] all [accounts?] [but?] the Corps from the [undecipherable] 480 Dolls to be accounted for the [undecipherable] officers on the [undecipherable] and delivered [undecipherable] his remaining [undecipherable] Officers into [his?] hands— This gentleman has been shown his pay from [one?] as Captains up to 3d Nov. 1783. and his [undecipherable] leave to 1 April 1784.
[undecipherable] [paid?] the amounts of [undecipherable] [2d] March [undecipherable] [undecipherable] $[undecipherable] in the 11 [undecipherable] [A?] [Person?] [undecipherable]— his [undecipherable] [received?] from [only?] [302?] the pay of the [undecipherable] for which [undecipherable] got [undecipherable] certificates amounting to $100.[undecipherable] [undecipherable] settled his accounts [undecipherable] officers [undecipherable] 6 June [undecipherable] and been [undecipherable] to [meet?] the certificates also [undecipherable] in his hands— his [undecipherable] pay from [undecipherable] to 15 Nov. 1783 and [undecipherable] leave for the same [undecipherable] to 1 May. 1784
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[undecipherable] no [calculations?] in [proceeding?] the [matter?] and his [bearings?].
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Type
Autograph Draft Letter
Description
Summarizes the details of the settlement of the accounts of two regimental pay agents
Date
04/24/1786
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Army Commissioners Office, New York
Document number
1786042421101
Page start
1
Note
Also an author's letter book copy (DEL01).
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Notable persons
Board of Treasury
John Pierce
Captain David Bushnell
agent to the corps of sappers and minors
Captain DeBerts [ DeBert ]
agent to Armand's Corps
gentlemen
officers and men
regiment
Notable locations
Army Commissioners Office
New York
Notable items
representation
services
settled
accounts
20 March 1784
certificates
dollars
arrears
1780
issues
26 January 1785
pay
3 November 1783
subsistence
1 April 1784
15 November 1783
5 March 1784
1782
gratuity
commutation
1 June 1784
1 May 1784
business

