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MORRISTOWN, Jan. 16, 1789. DEAR SIR:-By Lieutenant Sherman you will receive 250,000 dollars, which, with the sum you have already in hand, will enable you to pay to the 1st of November, the time to which the troops are paid in this department.

I believe his Excellency expects you to pay on Major-general Heath's warrants. I waited on him for directions on that point, and his secretary informed me that the General thought that the best mode of proceeding.

You will note that the subsistence lately given to the army does not include militia, who remain yet at 10 dollars. For that reason, I have inclosed the abstract and pay-rolls of Colonel Graham's regiment, being made out at 100.

I have advanced 700 dollars to Major Hull, of the 8th Massachusetts regiment: the order on the Paymaster is inclosed, which you will oblige me to receive.

I have in my hands, for stoppages made for you from Lieutenant Betts, 110 dollars, Colonel Regnier, 290 dollars, and Captain Sackett 260, which, when you receive Major Hull's, will remain a balance of 60 dollars due me.

I have advanced by his Excellency's warrant 10,000 dollars to Ensign Joseph Tucker, Paymaster of the 7th Massachusetts regiment, on account of the pay of the regiment, which, when you stop, as well as any other money advanced by me, I should take as a particular favor to be informed, so that I may give the necessary credit on my books. I have made a memorandum of the alterations on the abstracts of the regiments for which warrants are granted, and now inclosed you, that the Paymasters may be acquainted with them, and rectify their copies.

I am, sir, your obedient servant,

THOMAS REED, Esq.

JOHN PIERCE.

PAY OFFICE, MAIN ARMY, Jan. 18, 1780.

SIR-I have received an order from Joseph Nourse, Assistant Auditor-general, dated the 17th of December, ultimo, wherein he

writes that the Board of Treasury have directed him to inform the Paymaster-general, that on the settlement of Colonel Donald Campbell's accounts, late Deputy Quartermaster-general in the northern. department, by the auditors at Albany, he stands indebted to the United States £553 58. 11d., New York currency, equal to 13833} dollars, which balance is charged by the Auditor-general to his ac

count.

The Board direct that the Paymaster-general forthwith demand the same, and make report thereof to the President of the Board: in compliance with which I would be much obliged for your answer, that I may communicate the same agreeable to the above. I am, sir, with sentiments of esteem, Your most obedient servant,

Col. JEDUTHAN BALDWIN and
Col. DONALD CAMPBELL.

JOHN PIERCE, Dep. Pay. Gen.

MORRISTOWN, Jan. 21, 1780.

DEAR SIR: Yours of the 11th I have received. I am sorry you have to meet with so many difficulties in procuring money, which is much wanted here, as the chest is entirely empty, and a number of regiments remain unpaid for September and October. I am now convinced that I shall want another sum forwarded to me bcfore November and December can be paid.

I have made the requisition you desire on Colonel Donald Campbell and Colonel Jeduthan Baldwin. The latter has favored me with an answer, a copy of which I inclose.

I am, sir, your obedient servant,

J. BURRALL, Esq., Philadelphia.

JOHN PIERCE.

PAY OFFICE, PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 21, 1780. SIR-I received yours of the 12th inst., and forward you one million of dollars, agreeably to your request, under the care of Mr. Hunt and others, escorts, which I hope will be sufficient to pay the troops for November and December. Mr. Reed has yet a considerable sum on hand, which he will undoubtedly carry to Peekskill

with him. I am not certain how much, but I believe about 300,000 dollars.

I am, sir, your humble servant,

J. BURRALL.

JOHN PIERCE, Esq.

MORRISTOWN, Jan. 28, 1780.

SIR:-Under the care of Captain Williams I send you 50,000 dollars for the purpose of paying the Continental bounty to men enlisted during the war.

The low state of the chest renders it impossible to part with a large sum. November and December being now due, I shall pay those months to this department in a few days. Perhaps it would be well for you to make an immediate return to Philadelphia for what money may be wanting to pay to that time, as you cannot be furnished with any more from this chest; and the sum you now have, we are fearful, will not be sufficient to discharge all the demands in the department.

I am, dear sir, yours sincerely,

THOMAS REED, Esq.

JOHN PIERCE.

PAY OFFICE, PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 29, 1780. SIR-I wrote you the 22d ult., per escorts, who carried 200,000 dollars for your department; and the 7th inst., per express, inclosing two drafts-one on the Governor of South Carolina for 2,000,000, and the other on the Commissioners of the Loan Office for 200,000 dollars; and likewise an account of money advanced to the troops who are on their way to South Carolina.

I now inclose you copies of two warrants for 350,000 dollars, advanced to General Woodford, for which he is to account with the Auditors in your department, as directed in the warrants.

I beg the favor of you to give General Lincoln (or the Commander-in-chief in the department) copies of them, and likewise the Auditors for their direction in making the settlement.

I am, sir, your obedient servant,

J. BURRALL.

JOSEPH CLAY, Esq., Dep. Pay. Gen.

MORRISTOWN, Feb. 3, 1780.

SIR-Inclosed is my account for January, by which may be seen the low state of cash in the chest. There are several regiments yet unpaid, which will require near 300,000 dollars to complete the payment, without taking in the addition of clothing and other occurrent demands. I wish therefore to have 500,000 dollars sent me, by which I shall be barely able to satisfy those which are the most necessary and most urgent, especially the recruiting service; and, supposing an exchange takes place, some part of pay and subsistence of the officers who are prisoners. As I am convinced the treasury is almost exhausted, it gives me pain to make so frequent and large demands for the department; yet the necessities of the troops, their sufferings and services, at least claim this attention, which makes me hope that this sum may be also granted and forwarded immediately, especially when we consider that it must give a dissatisfaction to one part of the army to remain so far behind when the others are paid. There have been several advances by Colonel Palfrey to a James Lyman of the 4th Pennsyl vania regiment. On comparing the payments with each other, it appears he must have received twice for the same time. That it may be rectified, if a mistake has happened, I inclose you the account as it stands on Colonel Palfrey's advances.

I am, sir, your most obedient servant,

J. Burrall, Esq., Philadelphia.

JOHN PIERCE.

MORRISTOWN, Feb. 8, 1780.

SIR:-A warrant (No. 4910) for 24,95868 dollars for the payment of the 4th Connecticut regiment for November and December, in favor of Lieutenant Charles Fanning, was lost by him and has never been found, since which he got another from his Excellency of the same tenor, which I have paid. I should be glad, as some villain may present it to you for payment, you would detain it in your hands.

I credited the public 300 too much, the 28th of January, for money which was received of Captain Moses White, Paymaster to

Colonel Hazen's regiment, which you will please to notice, as I shall charge the public for it in my next account.

I have made out an account of advances against those regiments gone to the Southern department. The stoppages were never made here, as they were never charged in the rolls. Will you superscribe my letter inclosing the account, and forward the same to the deputy in that department?

I wait with some impatience to hear from you if any more money is soon to be expected.

I am, sir, your obedient servant,

J. BURRALL, Esq., Philadelphia.

JOHN PIERCE.

MORRISTOWN, Feb. 8, 1780.

SIR-Inclosed I transmit you several advances against the regiments of the Virginia and North Carolina lines, who have lately joined your department, for which stoppages are to be made on the settlement of their respective accounts. I suppose there are other stoppages against those lines; but as they were not prior to the department being placed on the present establishment, I am not furnished with the accounts.

I have the honor to be your most obedient servant,

JOSEPH CLAY, Esq., Dep. Pay. Gen.

JOHN PIERCE.

MORRISTOWN, Feb. 8, 1780.

SIR-I inclose you an account of advances against Colonel Moylan's regiment, which remain unsettled. Mr. Henderson, the Paymaster of the regiment, disputed the justness of the stoppage being made, as he had mislaid the pay-rolls, or left them at Philadelphia, which I conclude by this time he has been able to obtain, and the difficulty removed. I have inclosed also an account of surplusage of clothing against the second Massachusetts regiment, for 1777; also a bundle of accounts I received from Mr. Burrall last spring for spirits delivered at West Point, and ordered to be

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