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Letter from the Commissioner of Army Accounts
06/24/1786 LetterbookPierce reports the implications of not having information that is necessary to settle individual wartime accounts.
Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)
Letter from the Commissioner of Army Accounts
06/23/1786 LetterbookJohn Pierce discusses business transacted for the year 1786.
Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)
Letter from the Commissioner of Army Accounts
06/22/1786 LetterbookJohn Pierce expresses his alarm over the status of Lt. Baker and Colonel Adams accounts.
Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)
Letter from the Commissioner of Army Accounts
06/22/1786 LetterbookPierce discusses the pay of General Putnam and Capt. Jones.
Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)
Letter from the Commissioner of Army Accounts
06/21/1786 LetterbookPierce provides an estimate of the pay due to commissioned officers.
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Letter from the Commissioner of Army Accounts
06/20/1786 Author's Letterbook CopyPierce's intentions in regards to a forged securities and his plans for apprehending the forger (an officer) of a particular note. Also mentions a person he has confined in jail for passing forged …
Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859) 
Letter from the Commissioner of Army Accounts
06/17/1786 LetterbookPierce makes administrative comments on Dunscomb's account current.
Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)
Letter from the Commissioner of Army Accounts
06/16/1786 LetterbookPierce pays Major Fenner via Col. Blount.
Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)
Letter from the Commissioner of Army Accounts
06/16/1786 LetterbookDiscusses the money paid to Gates and how it ought to have been handled.
Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)
Letter from the Commissioner of Army Accounts
06/14/1786 LetterbookDiscusses the missing papers of a regimental paymaster.
Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)
Letter from the Commissioner of Army Accounts
06/10/1786 LetterbookPierce encloses a letter that reflects the sums due to officers of the North Carolina Line.
Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)
Letter from the Commissioner of Army Accounts
06/07/1786 LetterbookPierce discusses the adjustment of the payment of interest with Appleton.
Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)
Letter from the Commissioner of Army Accounts
06/06/1786 LetterbookPierce encloses the account of the state of Maryland against Lt. Baker to John White.
Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)
Letter from the Commissioner of Army Accounts
06/06/1786 LetterbookPierce informs Sullivan that his claim for pay and commutation was referred to Congress.
Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)
Letter from the Commissioner of Army Accounts
06/03/1786 LetterbookPierce requests that Stevens send soldiers' certificates to him for distribution.
Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)
Letter from the Commissioner of Army Accounts
05/31/1786 LetterbookPierce informs Boyd that his claim for arrears is already settled. Pierce says he does not want to establish a precedent of settling the current certificates issued to the Army for arrears at market …
Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)
Letter from the Commissioner of Army Accounts
05/31/1786 LetterbookPierce informs Blodget that before settlement can take place the Secretary at War must be addressed to resolve all issues of rank. Blodget claims to be General Greene's aide de camp.
Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)
Letter from the Commissioner of Army Accounts
01/16/1786 LetterRequested decision by board on topic (possibly credits or money) and "in what manner I shall apply them."
Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)
Letter from Pierce to Paine regarding depositions and certificates
09/01/1786 Document SignedPierce encloses sundry depositions of people who have sold disputed certificates. Refers to someone confessing knowledge of the business. It would be of advantage to bring Merrell to justice. Judge …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Letter from Office of Army Accounts
07/25/1786 Autograph Letter SignedLetter from the Office of Army Accounts. Pierce is currently in Boston, away from the office in New York.
Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)
Letter from Office of Army Accounts
07/07/1786 Autograph LetterInforms Fowler that his pay as Judge Advocate has been settled; mentions that laws of Congress do not permit pay twice for different work.
Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)
Letter from Office of Army Accounts
06/29/1786 Copy of documentEncloses a document out of Congress; mentions "improper motives".
Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)
Letter from John Pierce
06/13/1786 LetterLetter from John Pierce; mentions debt, allowances, and the board of the Treasury. Reports that he has looked into merits of a certain individual.
Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)
Letter from James Lovell
05/22/1786 LetterbookLovell informs Pierce that Jesse Brown will act as his agent for settlement.
Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)
Letter from Board of Treasury relative to Mr. Shelton
10/19/1786 Author's Letterbook CopyEnclosed is a copy of a letter from the Board of Treasury relative to Mr. Shelton. The author thought it prudent to keep the original in his office and send the copy to the recipient at New Haven.
Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853)
