Pierce finds it impossible to verify claims from 1775 and 1776
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Title
Pierce finds it impossible to verify claims from 1775 and 1776
Description
John Pierce, Commissioner of Army Accounts, informs Samuel Hodgdon, Commissioner of Military Stores, of the extreme difficulty in determining the monies due to soldiers from the early years of the Revolutionary War. Due to this difficulty, Pierce is not inclined to honor claims from 1775 and 1776.
year created
1785
month created
11
day created
10
author
sent from location
New York
recipient
in image
notable person/group
Samuel Hodgdon
John Pierce
Bitters
Lamb's artillery
soldiers
notable location
New York
notable item/thing
certificates
artillery
arrears
document number
1785111037001
page start
1
