Appointment of Major Painter
Document 1788Letter to General Wadsworth concerning the appointment of the late Major Elisha Painter to Colonel Seth Warner's Regiment.
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New York Febry 22d 1788.
In reply to your request of the 9th instant I inclose you a Return of Certificates paid by me commencing with No 9716 and ending No 94308. the Certificate I sent to Thomas Hyfre you will find to correspond with the Register.
I am Sir &c
In. Pierce
William Ellery Esqr
C. L. O. Newport —
Office L. Army. Accounts
New York Febry 25 1788
Sir
The officers of the late 4th Regiment of Lt Dragoons are daily making application at this office for a settlement of their accounts and which I am prevented from doing in consequence of the monies which have been issued to you from the halter for the raising of this Regiment, part of which I presume has been advanced to the officers for the raising & equipping of their Troops. I have therefore to request you to come forward with your Accounts & as is necessary to form a settlement that I may be enabled to comply with the wishes of the officers — If for your Vouchers are lost I would suggest the idea of an application to Congress and as there is at present a full representation I presume the present opportunity to be the best that will present itself for some time —
In Pierce
Genl Stephen Moylan —
New York Febry 26 1788.
Sir
I have agreably to your request attended to the nature and circumstances here of the appointments made to the late Major Elisha Painter by the United States and take the liberty to state my opinion on therm —
Type
Letterbook
Description
Letter to General Wadsworth concerning the appointment of the late Major Elisha Painter to Colonel Seth Warner's Regiment.
Date
02/26/1788
Author
Recipient
Sent from
New York
Document number
1788022621055
Page start
336
Notable persons
General Wadsworth
John Pierce
Elisha Painter
George Washington
batallion
Clement Biddle
Seth Warner
officers
artificers
Notable locations
New York
Notable items
Appointment

