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Petition of George Thompson
09/28/1786 LetterbookThe Commissioner for Settling the Accounts of the late Army has reported on the petition of George Thompson.
Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853)
Petition of Duncan Campbell
09/01/1786 LetterbookThe Commissioner for Settling the Accounts of the late Army has reported on the Petition of Duncan Campbell, which Pierce forwards to the Secretary of Congress.
Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853)
Petition of Daniel Pendleton
09/12/1786 LetterbookThe Commissioner for Settling the Accounts of the late Army has reported on the Petition of Daniel Pendleton, late captain of artificers.
Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853)
Petition of Andrew Pepin
04/04/1786 Copy of documentReport to Congress on the petition of Andrew Pepin for additional pay and allowances for his services in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.
Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)
Petition of Absalom Baird, surgeon
08/25/1786 LetterbookThe Commissioner for Settling the Accounts of the late Army has reported on the petition of Absalom Baird, who served as a surgeon in Baldwin's Corps of Artificers, requesting commutation in lieu of …
Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853)
Petition Denial
03/06/1786 Autograph Draft DocumentDiscusses the reasons for a recommended denial of the petition of Giles Wolcott for a refund of money lost on the retreat from Fort Ticonderoga in the Revolutionary War
Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)
Personal Letter
05/08/1786 Autograph Letter SignedFriendly letter between Bushrod Washington and Samuel Hodgdon on personal affairs. Washington complains that Hodgdon has not written in ages.
Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)
Pension of the Invalids
06/23/1786Letter to the auditors appointed to settle the pensions of the Invalids of the United States. Pierce is writing in light of Congress placing the whole of the Invalids entitled to a pension on the same …
Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853)
Pay Settlements with Virginia Continental Regiments
01/04/1786 Author's Letterbook CopyHowell's answer to Smith's inquiry regarding the settlement of his "three months pay." Discusses the settlement with the "Virginia Line" - the Virginia regiments from the Revolutionary War
Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853)
Pay Settlement with Virginia Continental Regiments
01/10/1786 Draft DocumentDiscusses the settlement of the claims of officers of the Virginia Line from the last two years of the Revolutionary War
Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)
Pay settlement
04/21/1786 Author's Letterbook CopyRequest for Hall to come to the Board of Treasury to provide an account of a transaction necessary for the settlement of his pay as agent of the Invalid Corps during the Revolutionary War.
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Pay Office Business and Pay of Southern Army Officers
05/06/1786 Author's Letterbook CopyDiscusses various business of the Pay Office, including the payment of the Maryland Continental Army officers and other Southern officers. Writes of "so many instances of deceptions" in claims for …
Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859) 
Pay Office Business
05/06/1786 Autograph LetterPierce discusses Pay Office business with Andrew Dunscomb, agent for the pay of the Virginia Continental Regiments
Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)
Pay of Three Georgian Companies
12/22/1786 Contemporary Copy of Letter SignedConcerning the pay of three Georgian companies commanded by John Habersham.
Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)- No image
Pay of the Maryland Line
05/18/1786 Author's Letterbook CopyCover letter for an estimate of the "specie pay" due to the Maryland Continental Regiments
Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859) 
Pay of John Smith
06/17/1786 LetterThe author seeks the pay for John Smith who was a prisoner and wants his pay for the time he was held in captivity. The author had written an earlier letter in which he had mistakenly referred to …
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Pay of Continental Army Judge Advocates
05/11/1786 Author's Letterbook CopyPierce discusses the pay and entitlements of judge advocates in the Continental Army at various periods of the Revolutionary War
Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859) 
Pay of Captain David Schrack
07/07/1786 Author's Letterbook CopyCapatain David Schrack is granted the sum of 480 dols for one year's pay as a supernumerary Officer. The sum was drawn on to the extent that it was reduced at thirty for one.
Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853)- No image
Pay of a Regiment's Officers
05/18/1786 Author's Letterbook CopyPierce discusses the documentation necessary for certain gentlemen to claim their pay as officers of a Revolutionary War regiment
Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859) 
Pay of a Regiment's Officers
01/18/1786 Autograph LetterDiscusses the settlement of pay for the officers of a regiment
Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)
Pay of a French Officer
01/21/1786 Draft LetterDiscusses the settlement of the account of a French officer for service in the Continental Army in the Revolutionary War.
Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)
Pay matters of Captain Waugh and Captain Luke Broadhead
10/03/1786 Author's Letterbook CopyCapt. Waugh has been paid the entire $480 of his supernumerary pay. Regarding Captain Luke Broadhead, the haste with which his account was settled resulted in him being granted $40 specie to which he …
Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853)
Pay for three companies under Major Habersham
12/22/1786 LetterbookThe Commissioner of Army Accounts writes Jonathan Morrill regarding his claim for the pay of three companies commanded by Major John Habersham.
Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853)
Pay for an Orphaned Sister of an Officer
02/06/1786 Recipient's Letterbook CopyThe author encloses a letter from Amos Taylor who is interceding on behalf of the orphaned sister of Lieutenant Weaver, an officer who was killed in service to his country. An allowance for travel …
Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853)
Pay for an Officer's Widow
03/03/1786 Recipient's Letterbook CopyThe author (William Gordon) married the widow of Colonel John White of Georgia and wants to gain possession of Col. White's papers so as to assess the payments owed to Mrs. Gordon. The papers were in …
Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853)
