Concerning a Claim for Pay
Item
Type
Autograph Letter
Title
Concerning a Claim for Pay
Description
Discusses Desdevan's claim for pay and certain allowance for his service in the Revolutionary War.
short description
Concerning a Claim for Pay
year created
1786
month created
01
day created
17
author
sent from location
New York
recipient
in image
notable person/group
Desdevan
John Pierce
officer
volunteer
Army
General Schuyler
Congress
volunteers
Canadians
notable location
New York
Canada
United States
notable item/thing
application
pay
subsistence
commutation
evidence
service
resolution
allowance
provision
stipend
resolves
document number
1786011721001
page start
1
transcription
To Mounsieur Desdevan
January 1617, 1786
"Copied"
New York January 17 1786.
Sir
In answer to your applications to me of 9th Instant
praying pay subsistence and commutation, I am to inform you
that I do not find any evidence that you ever was an Officer
appointed in the service of the United States, but only that you acted as a voluntier
in Canada and retreated with that Army â in consequence confirmation of which
I find that you were comprehended in General Schuylers
provision for those characters under the resolution of the
10th day of August 1776 â that you acquiesced in the deposition
of the Geniral, by constantly receiving your monthly allowance
â and that no further provision of any kind
has been made you, until the discontinuance of your
stipend in December 1781 â as you therefore never weas an Officer
in the service, you can not entitled to the allowances
which has been promised by Congress to Officers, but
to such only as the have been given to Canadian
volunteers cannot and to you particularly by any ixpress
Resolution of Congress
I am &c
[unsigned, Handwriting of John Pierce]
Monss Desdevan
January 1617, 1786
"Copied"
New York January 17 1786.
Sir
In answer to your applications to me of 9th Instant
praying pay subsistence and commutation, I am to inform you
that I do not find any evidence that you ever was an Officer
appointed in the service of the United States, but only that you acted as a voluntier
in Canada and retreated with that Army â in consequence confirmation of which
I find that you were comprehended in General Schuylers
provision for those characters under the resolution of the
10th day of August 1776 â that you acquiesced in the deposition
of the Geniral, by constantly receiving your monthly allowance
â and that no further provision of any kind
has been made you, until the discontinuance of your
stipend in December 1781 â as you therefore never weas an Officer
in the service, you can not entitled to the allowances
which has been promised by Congress to Officers, but
to such only as the have been given to Canadian
volunteers cannot and to you particularly by any ixpress
Resolution of Congress
I am &c
[unsigned, Handwriting of John Pierce]
Monss Desdevan
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | YZD06 (2 pages) | Collection: Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript file) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859) | B:375 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | John Pierce | New York | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Mons. Desdevan | [unknown] | [n/a] |