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1785-05-05 - Sent to Joseph Howell (Philadelphia) to delegate of SC Charles Pinckney (NY) writes letter about pay requested by SC and delivered by AUGUSTUS CHRISTIAN GEORGE ELHOLM - The bearer Captain Elholm who was an officer in the late Pulaski Legion until the reduction of that Corps will wait upon you for the purpose of settling his account agreeable to a resolution of Congress which he will show you and by which you will find you are authorized to settle and adjust his account, and that the resolution of January 22, 1784, respecting General Armands Corps is made to extend to him (Elholm). As this gentleman’s merit and services entitle him to particular attention the delegates of South Carolina will esteem themselves obliged by your settling his account as soon as possible, as the Captain is under the necessity of returning to the Southward in a few Days and only goes to Philadelphia for this purposes. Should the muster rolls or other documents necessary for settling the accounts of that corps have been lost during the war; We conceive there are resolutions of Congress upon that subject to guide you on the settlement of accounts…OR should any other difficulties occur to prevent your being able to adjust them, I shall be obliged to you to write me upon the subject by the return of Captain Elholm stating them fully together with our opinion what he should do or where he should apply to have them settled as this alone brought him from Carolina and it would be extremely inconvenient and expensive to him to remain longer at the northward than was absolutely necessary… Your attention to this affair will very much oblige the Delegates of South Carolina