the United States, should be taken as cash in payment of all public sales, with an allowance of 12 per cent. in such payments, provided they were tendered within twelve months after the date of the act; and was with some difficulty prolonged twelve months more the last session-therefore the individuals must be capital losers, without any benefit to the United States, unless their accounts are taken up immediately, and altogether prior to the first of August, 1780, when Congress took upon themselves to make up all deficiencies, as well as since that period-and as the State of Georgia was singularly unfortunate, though not for want of exertions, and rendered incapable of doing it before.

I am, sir, your most obedient humble servant,

LACHLIN MCINTOSH,

Late Brig. Gen. Commanding the Georgia Line.

JOHN PIERCE, Esq., P. M. Gen., at Mrs. Minis's, Savannah.

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NEW YORK, Jan. 8, 1787.

SIR-I have delayed the gentleman who handed me your letter of the 30th ult. until this day, in order that I might myself survey the whole muster-rolls of your regiment, and obtain a thorough information of all the circumstances that attend the recruiting of it; and have now, from a consideration of these and the statement contained in your letter, formed an opinion that I shall not be justified, on the evidence before me, in making an allowance for your advances to your officers beyond what you have received from the public, if even they can be admitted to that amount.

I hope, sir, that your knowledge of my character will lead you to believe, that in the decision I am influenced by no other principles but what I conceive to be my duty, and that there appears to me an absolute necessity, before your claim can be admitted, that you obtain the approbation of Congress.

I am, dear sir, your obedient servant,

Col. ISRAEL SHREEVE.

JOHN PIERCE.

RICHMOND, VA., May 18, 1787.

SIR :-There was a large sum of Maryland paper money, which

was issued under the act of Congress of March or April, 1780, left by an accident, in the year 1781, in the hands of a Mr. William S. Alexander, who acted as Quartermaster at Hillsboro' in North Carolina; after which, I am informed that it came into the hands of a Mr. Thomas Commander Russell, lately residing at Charleston. This latter man has been attempted to be found, but cannot. His wife says that he has gone a long way off-but where, she cannot tell. I am therefore of opinion he may be in Maryland, to dispose of the money. I give you this information, therefore, that you may be watchful, that in case any person should be known to be disposing of such money, you may inform me in this city, and also the Board of Treasury, as soon as possible, or take any other steps you may think advisable.

SIR-I have but now received your letter of April 15th, and am much surprised at the intelligence it contains.

I wish you to find if this Russell has not come this way, or into this State. From some circumstances I am led to suppose that he, or some agent for him, is now selling this money. If you can trace him out, and give me any information about him, you will oblige me by communicating the same at this place, where I shall remain until about the first of August.

I am, sir, your obedient servant,

JOHN NEUFVILLE, Esq.

JOHN PIERCE.

RICHMOND, May 18, 1787.

SIR-Your letter of the 7th inst., with its inclosures, has ar

rived.

I am so much engaged in the State's business, that I have not attended to Dr. Bond's claim sufficiently to form an opinion on it. I am doing some other business for him with this State, and will

write to him on both, when I have accomplished this. think his pay ought to be extended to January, 1785.

I rather

I do not well recollect what opinion I had formed respecting. General Putnam's demands; but this I remember, that it appeared to me that he must be charged with the 3,000 dollars he gave his note for to Mr. Bedlow, or for so much of it as is unaccounted for. It did not appear to me clearly that he was entitled to his rations, because he did no actual duty, and his pay and commutation appeared as sufficient compensation to him. Pay, I considered as equivalent to services, and rations, to expenses in that service, which he would not be at while at home. It occurs to me, however, that the idea struck me that his confinement by sickness might make a difference, though I believe it did not in his case. You must take the opinion of the Treasury or Comptroller, and do as you think proper, remembering, in case the allowance is made, there must be clear proof that he drew no rations during the time.

I conclude that the duplicates to General Huntington's papers are as good as originals. His case, I suppose, must be referred to Congress.

I wish you to lay the copy of Mr. Neufville's letter before the. Board of Treasury, and request information from the Board if they have heard from Alexander, and where he is. In the mean time, as I am now but a little more than a hundred miles from the place where he acted as Quartermaster, I shall endeavor to find him

out.

I want from you copies of his receipt to the express, and of Mr. Clay's attested account-current with him. You will find them in my letter to Mr. Neufville or to the Board of Treasury, when I first informed them of this money. It is uncertain when my business here will be closed. My compliments to Mrs. Howell.

Since writing the above, I imagine I have got a clue to find out where the man is who has, or has had, the public money in his hands which was lodged with Alexander. I wish you therefore to advise with the Board, and obtain such legal authority as will enable me to prosecute Alexander, in case I find it necessary. His original receipt is in Mr. Nourse's office, among my vouchers. Clay's attested

account is among his papers, in Mr. Nourse's office. Your immediate attention to this may be of importance. I am, sir, your obedient servant,

JOSEPH HOWELL, Esq.

JOHN PIERCE.

RICHMOND, May 21, 1787.

SIR-I take the liberty to request you to inform me if a William S. Alexander, or a Thomas Commander Russell, can be found in your State, and where?

My reasons for troubling you on this occasion are, that I have good evidence that a large sum of the public money is in one or both their hands, and that they are appropriating it to their private purposes, and that in case they are found, it is essential that they are not alarmed by any notice of my pursuit of them.

As Mr. Alexander may be known at Hillsboro', you will oblige the public very essentially, if you have a correspondent there, by writing to him for this information, which I wish to have communicated to me, in this city, as soon as possible.

Gen. ALLEN JONES.

I am, sir, your obedient servant,

JOHN PIERCE.

NEW YORK, Sept. 13, 1787.

GENTLEMEN-In the letter which I did myself the honor to write to the Board, on the 3d inst., I informed the Board that Mr. Clay knew that the money which I there referred to was lodged in Alexander's hands for him, and that therefore it was his neglect that he did not secure it for the use of the public; but having since examined more minutely into Mr. Clay's letters and returns, I find that he has not only received this money from Alexander, but acknowledges, in express terms, that he considers himself accountable for it. I have the honor to be your obedient servant,

Honorable Board of Treasury.

JOHN PIERCE.

RICHMOND, Feb. 18, 1788.

SIR-Extreme hurry of business has prevented my sending you

the return desired until now-it must also plead for the manner in which it is drawn, as I had not time to give a more official look to the writing.

I am, with much regard, your obedient servant,

JOSEPH HOWELL, Esq.

ANDREW DUNSCOMB.

Those en

Return of men belonging to and considered as part of the quota of the State of Virginia in Hazen's, Lee's, Armand's, and Invalid corps. titled to land are marked *.