Pay of French Officers
Item
Type
Draft Letter / Draft Document
Title
Pay of French Officers
Description
Discusses the pay of French officers
year created
1784
month created
02
day created
01
author
sent from location
Office of Army Accounts
recipient
in image
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content note
A mostly legible interesting letter that was transcribed.
notable person/group
Robert Morris
John Pierce
French Officers
office of army accounts
Minister of France
comptroller
notable location
Office of Army Accounts
France
Philadelphia
document number
1784020137001
page start
1
transcription
Robt. Morris
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Office of Army Accounts July 17 1784
Sir
Since I had the honor to receive your letter of December 17 enclosing one copies of two Letters, one from the Minister of France and the other from the Comptroller, I have to concerning the French Gentlemen who have been in our service, I have been collectinged every evidence and information I can procure both of their services and the advances to them, and but I do not find myself my self at this place sufficiently possessed informed to make a stating of their accounts. I wrote to [indecipherable] War Office for their [undecipherable]
but and have received no answer-- [undecipherable] their I have such being the circumstances I must request that the whole may be suspended until my arrival in Philadelphia, which will be by first of April next, if my health continues to will inable me to go thro' the necessary business necessary before I [undecipherable]-- for that purpose--
I have the Honor to be [undecipherable strikeout] with great respect sir your Obedt Servt
R Morris Esquire
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Office of Army Accounts July 17 1784
Sir
Since I had the honor to receive your letter of December 17 enclosing one copies of two Letters, one from the Minister of France and the other from the Comptroller, I have to concerning the French Gentlemen who have been in our service, I have been collectinged every evidence and information I can procure both of their services and the advances to them, and but I do not find myself my self at this place sufficiently possessed informed to make a stating of their accounts. I wrote to [indecipherable] War Office for their [undecipherable]
but and have received no answer-- [undecipherable] their I have such being the circumstances I must request that the whole may be suspended until my arrival in Philadelphia, which will be by first of April next, if my health continues to will inable me to go thro' the necessary business necessary before I [undecipherable]-- for that purpose--
I have the Honor to be [undecipherable strikeout] with great respect sir your Obedt Servt
R Morris Esquire
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | XZP21 (2 pages) | Collection: Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript file) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859) | B:370 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | John Pierce | Office of Army Accounts | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Robert Morris | [unknown] | [n/a] |