Draft Letter

Letter from the Commissioner of Army Accounts

Letter from the Commissioner of Army Accounts and Paymaster General. Pierce was appointed by Congress for settling the pay accounts of the Revolutionary War Army.

Letter from the Commissioner of Army Accounts

1786

12

15

New York

This letter is not signed, but is probably written by John Pierce.
Partially illegible.

Andrew Dunscomb

John Pierce

Colonel White

Captain Issac Haws

officer

New York

vouchers

charges

account

monies

settlement

pay

loans

officers commission

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Andrew Dunscob Esq.
New York December 15 1786
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New York December 15 1786
Dear Sir
I retained all the vouchers you transmitted me to [?]
[?] the charges to Colo Whites account. They
are [?]his accounts ought to be settled
by law with the State. The letter to him I
[line blackend out]
and contains the accountes & vouchers.
Capt. Isaacs Men having settled the account of all
monies with you & [?] not recomended for the whole
[?] into a considerable second [?] know 2 [?]
account as [?] in my Books and aslo in your
settlement. I observe also that he charges less [?]pay
as Aid-de Camp while prisoner. you [?] that the
pay of non Officers Commissions [?] serves he
is congressionally discharged. but the return pay of a staff [?]
[?] is only a reason for notices temproray services
performed, in [?] with the services _ and not
an Officer as soon as [?] as prisones busy [?]
[?] from [several words crossed out] service, I am not
therefore be [?] to [?] pay - his place was
therefor considerably filled by some other Officer [?]
[?] was still necessary and where not all the
Office and its app[?]consequently scared.
I wish you therefor to inform me of the reasons of
this charges and the propriety of its admittance.
Andrew Dunscomb