Pay accounts and impropriety

Item

Type

Autograph Letter

Title

Pay accounts and impropriety

Description

Thomas Gassaway, Assistant Commissioner for Settling Pay of the Maryland Line, sends to John Pierce a letter inclosed with pay accounts. Gassaway has been accused of impropriety.

year created

1784

month created

07

day created

09

sent from location

Annapolis

recipient

sent to location

Philadelphia

in image

notable person/group

John Pierce
Thomas Gassaway
Paymaster General Continental Army
General Smallwood
Maryland Line
Army
informers

notable location

Philadelphia
Annapolis
Baltimore

notable item/thing

muster rolls
personal property
character
justice
pay
accounts
qualifications

notable phrase

I shall be under the disagreeable necessity of disposing of the only house I have and some of my personal property to discharge my bonds which will be so great an injury to myself and family

document number

1784070960001

page start

1

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (4 pages) XZU14 (4 pages) Collection: Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript file) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859) B: 371

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Thomas Gassaway Annapolis [n/a]
Recipient John Pierce Philadelphia [n/a]