[Docket: M^r John Anderson / 4^th Reg^t New Jersey / dat^d the 29. July 1786 / J Pierce Sir / No 8] [Administrative note: This claim is inadmissible for pay in 1777 & 1778. M^r Martin the Pay Master not having at the his [undecipherable] it cannot be ascertained [what] may be due him [undecipherable]] The United States D^r to John Anderson Late Captain in the 4. New Jersey reg^t To my Pay as Captain in the 4 Jersey regiment from 1 Aug^t 1777 to the [undecipherable] of June 1778. 10 Months 3 days. @ [undecipherable] per [undecipherable] 406. [undecipherable] To 3 Months Pay allowed to the officers who were at Valley Forge 80 446. [undecipherable] Sir New York July 29^th 1786 Above is an account of pay due me for my Services in the 4^th Jersey regiment in the years 1777 and 1778 which I have never received, and understand that all such claims not exhibited to you before the 1^st of August next will be excluded, I therefore request you will admit the above account on your files as a claim on my part for settlement of an account of pay, the Paymaster M^r Absalom Martin being at the [undecipherable] with M^r Hutchins the [undecipherable] cannot at present [be?] stated with precision but is Right and beg you will have the goodness to permit me to adjust the same so soon as M^r Martin's return may [put?] it in my power I am Sir Your Most Ob^t Serv^t John Pierce Esq^r John Anderson Late Cap^t Comm^r of Army Acc^ts