Report of the Committee of Claims
Document 1796Committee of Claims report on Jacob Beck and thirteen others serving under Colonel Benjamin Flowers, who claim they were underpaid while in service. Opinion of the Committee is that the claim is unfounded.
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[Committee of Claims
Report]
Jacob (Beck and thirteen other claims
on arrearages of their pay while serving in
Col. Begg's Flowers Regt of artillery [undecipherable]
in the late War. They state, that they were intitled
to 20 dollrs pr Mo while in service and the
same bounty & Clothing as others while in
service [strikethrough: & the same bounty & Clothing] as others
Troops had — that they have in fact recd
but 12 dollrs pr month & their bounty &c —
They Claim the difference from 12 to [undecipherable]
pr Mo. This Claim the Comee suppose is
barred — but if it were not, they are convinced
it is not well founded on the 19th of Feby
1778 — 20 dollrs pr Mo was promised to Col.
Flowers Regt on the 28th Aprl 1781 they were
recommended to the States to receive Depre-
ciation — at the value of the Money at the
time of their establishment — on the 19th Decr
1782 they were by Resolve to receive their
pay at 12 Dollrs pr Mo. In this Course and
and under the above Regulations have the
individuals of Colo Flowers Regt been paid
The Comee are of Opinion this Claim
is unfounded and cannot be granted &
that leave be given the petitioners to
withdraw
Jany 28, 1796
the 12th Jany 1796 Jacob Beck & others
had leave to withdraw their petitions
Type
Document Signed
Description
Committee of Claims report on Jacob Beck and thirteen others serving under Colonel Benjamin Flowers, who claim they were underpaid while in service. Opinion of the Committee is that the claim is unfounded.
Date
01/08/1796
Author
Recipient
Document number
1796010890001
Page start
1
Note
Recipient and author not specified
Notable persons
Committee of Claims
Jacob Beck
Colonel Benjamin Flowers
artillery
artificers
petitioners
Notable items
claims
enlisted
clothing
bounty
depreciation
regulations

