[Address:] John Pierce Esq^r / Paymaster Gen.^l to / the American Army — / West Point — [Docket:] From Major Burran / r.^d March 16 1784 D. Pierce, I Received a letter from you after my return from Georgia informing me of your refunding to my mother the Ten Guineas — I have expected to see you in town from time to time which has induced me to defer writing till this time — I expect in a few weeks to sail for Georgia, but I have requested my friend Major McPherson to settle that affair with you — I must beg the favour of you to transmit me an Acc.^t of the monys I received while in the [strikethrough: Department] office of Brigade Major to the N. Carolina Brigade — I always drew my Pay from the Paymaster Gen.^l & not in the pay rolls of any regiment — I was appointed to the Office the 6.^th of Jan.^y [undecipherable] & [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] of April 79 — This Certificate will be necessary for me to settle any depreciation Acct. — As I expect to sail for Savannah by the earliest opportunity [undecipherable] you transmit the [undecipherable] the more you will oblige your H.^ble [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Philad.^a 24 Feb.^y 1784 P.s. McPherson is well & if he [undecipherable] was writing would doubtless desire to be remembered —