Collection
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Paymasters and agents
03/31/1784 Author's Letterbook CopyRequest for a list of paymasters and agents who have been settling accounts with Pierce.
Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853)
Pay, Powder Casks, & Arms Chests
07/02/1784 Author's Letterbook CopyDiscusses the means of his receiving his pay and emoluments; discusses the condition of the department's powder casks and arms chests and boxes.
Letterbook No. 1, West Point 1784-1786.
Pay warrants
02/15/1784 Autograph LetterWarrants for pay at the war office.
Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)
Pay Transfer
03/05/1784 Autograph Letter SignedOrder to transfer pay due to Logan to another officer
Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)
Pay rolls and warrants
09/16/1784 Autograph Letter SignedJohn Pierce sends Colonel Morris Graham a letter pertaining to the pay rolls and warrants of his troops.
Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)
Pay Request for War Service
01/16/1784 Autograph Letter SignedInquiry as to how to obtain a warrant for three months pay and subsistence for 1782. Settlement of accounts. Discusses his long service, mentions that he was a prisoner of war, and intent to go into …
Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)
Pay Request
01/24/1784 Autograph Letter/Document SignedMajor Sumner requests payment of an amount he had previously reserved for his extra rations. Sumner wants the money very much.
Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)
Pay Request
01/24/1784 Autograph Letter/Document SignedMcGowan - soldier in the Invalid Corps - is requesting pay. McGowan was not paid because he was not in the field with the rest of the troops.
Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)
Pay Office Business and other Matters
01/06/1784 Author's Letterbook CopyDiscusses the disposition of a valuable horse. Hodgdon desires to receive accounts as as soon as possible. Mentions Morgan's state taking actions regarding land encroachments by Virginia.
Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853)
Pay of troops and movements of Pickering.
03/01/1784 Author's Letterbook CopyDiscusses sending money (for pay of troops) and the movements of Colonel Pickering.
Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853)
Pay of troops
08/20/1784 Autograph Letter SignedDiscusses warrant for pay to Colonel Harmar for pay of troops.
Letters Received by the Paymaster General, Jun 17, 1778-Jul 6, 1785. (RG217)
Pay of troops
02/24/1784 Draft LetterDiscusses payment of the subsistence and pay for the troops
Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)
Pay of the troops at West Point
06/11/1784 Autograph LetterDiscusses the receipt of monies or vouchers intended for the pay of the troops of the garrison of West Point.
Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)
Pay of the Postmaster of the Army
01/15/1784 LetterbookPay of the postmaster to the army and the form of the payment. Lacking money on hand, Pierce can only provide a certificate of the pay due.
Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)
Pay of the Hospital Department
01/05/1784 LetterRequests a list of the gentlemen of the Hospital Department entitled to the commutation of five years full pay under the 1781 resolution of Congress. Asks whether officers who resigned are entitled to …
Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)
Pay of Regiments and Foreign Officers
01/20/1784 Autograph LetterDiscusses pay of a regiment and foreign officers. Explains that a foreign officer with pay certificates for the troops is missing. Discusses the method by which agents are to distribute certificates …
Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)
Pay of Postmaster to the Army
01/10/1784 Autograph Letter SignedPay of Postmaster to the Army and the form in which the payment is to be made.
Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)
Pay of Pennsylvania Officers
01/20/1784 LetterIn this unsigned letter, the author advises Bickner that the officers of the Pennsylvania line should present their charges immediately to Joseph Howell or forego any possibility of receiving credit …
Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)- No image
Pay of Pennsylvania Continental Army Regiments
01/08/1784 Cited letter or documentCited in Fowler to Howell 05/25/1784. Settlement of accounts of officers and soldiers in the Pennsylvannia line regiments
Citations 
Pay of Officers and Prisoners of War
01/20/1784 Draft LetterDiscusses half pay and commutation for line and staff officers. Discusses half pay for those taken prisoner during the war.
Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)
Pay of Officers
01/09/1784 Author's Letterbook CopyArticles delivered to officers. The cost of the articles to be deducted from the officers' pay.
Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853)
Pay of Massachusetts Regiments
01/19/1784 Autograph Letter SignedDiscusses pay of the First, Second, and Third Massachusetts Regiments. Some soldiers of these regiments were apparently paid with goods in exchange for the right to their pay. McKnight is trying to …
Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)
Pay of Massachusetts Continental Army Regiments
01/11/1784 Autograph Letter SignedPay of three Massachusetts regiments and pay of Massachusetts troops.
Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)
Pay of garrisons at Army posts
06/07/1784 Autograph Letter SignedDiscusses the pay of the garrisons at West Point and Fort Pitt.
Letters Received by the Paymaster General, Jun 17, 1778-Jul 6, 1785. (RG217)
Pay of French Officers
02/01/1784 Draft Letter / Draft DocumentDiscusses the pay of French officers
Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)
