Letter from the Commissioner of Army Accounts
Document 1786Letter from the Commissioner of Army Accounts and Paymaster General. Pierce was appointed by Congress for settling the pay accounts of the Revolutionary War Army. Encloses depositions from Coates and Mills; mentions certificates.
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New York [undecipherable]
I have to acknowledge the receipt of your favour of the [undecipherable] inst.
[undecipherable] your [Peterson's?] deposition, it will be a good
[thing?] to prosecute every measure to conviction. all [undecipherable] that,
I [undecipherable] may [undecipherable] argument against Norris, yet his attend[ance?]
[undecipherable] others whom he is connected [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] information to him makes
only [undecipherable] that I have other information with [undecipherable]
that [undecipherable] slow
[undecipherable] some other agent, [undecipherable]
but the [undecipherable] — [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
persuaded [undecipherable] those agents, as [undecipherable]
I enclose you as I promised Esq. Baxter & Henry Wills
disposition, you will find that Baron [undecipherable] brought
them of our [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] and that [undecipherable]
then of the before mentioned Norris.
I have written to the Attorney General, the depositions
respecting Barnes, [undecipherable] & [undecipherable], and am well
convinced that there have been rascality among them
I then wish you to be so good as to furnish the [Attorney?]
General with full information as may have come to your
knowledge.
[undecipherable] however Don't Porter & Bell return to you
again, it is of no consequence as he has copied the
agreement & has answers to your [undecipherable] — now [undecipherable]
are wanting by Walton, who [undecipherable] told me he would
you write you on the subject
Sam[uel] [undecipherable] Esq.
Type
Draft Letter
Description
Letter from the Commissioner of Army Accounts and Paymaster General. Pierce was appointed by Congress for settling the pay accounts of the Revolutionary War Army. Encloses depositions from Coates and Mills; mentions certificates.
Date
08/26/1786
Author
Recipient
Sent from
New York
Document number
1786082621001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Samuel Barrett
John Pierce
Norris
Ezra Coates
Henry Mills
Wright
Barnes
Turner
Attorney General
Commissioner of Army Accounts
Paymaster General
congress
Revolutionary War Army
Notable locations
New York
Notable items
settlement
pay accounts
depositions

