Author's Letterbook Copy

Petition of Pierre Charlong

Denies the claim of Pierre Charlong for compensation for his service as a volunteer in the late army.

1787

03

09

Office of Army Accounts, New York

New York

John Pierce

John Pierce

Pierre Charlong

Ethan Allen

petitioner

prisoner

Moses Hazen

Congress

Office of Army Accounts, New York

Petition

certificate

Musters

volunteer

discharge

claims

the petitioner is therefore debarred from the same unless a particular act of Congress is made in his favor

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The Commissioner of Army Accounts to whom was referred the Petition of Pierre Charlong begs leave to report--- That it appears from a certificate of Ethan Allen who was a Colonel in the service that the Petitioner was a prisoner two years and about two months----That it appears also from the Muster of General Hazens late regiment, that the Petitioner joined the regiment as a Volunteer about the beginning of February 1782 and continued as such until the discharge of the Army----That the petitioner hath not received (any assistance?) for these services as far as your Commissioner can ascertain, and that a certain act -?- the claims of the army dated the 2nd day of November 1785 having precluded any further demands of this nature, the petitioner is therefore debarred from the same unless a particular act of Congress is made in his favor.
All of which is humbly submitted
Office of Army Accounts
New York March 9th, 1787