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Title: Pickering, Timothy to Henry Hollingsworth, 1778 June 26; No. 1146 Timothy Pickering to Henry Hollingsworth
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:674
Description: Informs him that it was impossible to comply with Hollingsworth's request for money because of prior applications and that if he cannot obtain money sooner, the Board of War will send some in three weeks; mentions that tomorrow the public offices will be removed to Philadelphia.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Economy; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Finance; Pennsylvania. Board of War
Date: 1778-06-26; 2021

Title: Pickering, Timothy to Henry Hollingsworth, 1778 June 3; No. 1144 Timothy Pickering, by order of the Board of War to Henry Hollingsworth
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:969
Description: Informs him that the Board did not mean to censure Hollingsworth for making purchases and expresses regret that he mistook their intentions; instructs him to fulfill all engagements made on the public account; instructs him to employ all necessary craft to bring provisions from Virginia to Head of Elk or to Harford County, [Md.]; informs him that the enemy are preparing to leave Philadelphia and retire across New Jersey, which "will. . . relieve us from all our difficulties."; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Economy; Waging the War; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Finance; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--British forces; Pennsylvania. Board of War
Date: 1778-06-03; 2021

Title: Dunscomb, Andrew to Edward Dunscomb, 1783 July 9
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:154
Description: Informs him that an act was passed by Congress for all accounts to be settled by [John] Pierce, [ Jr.], and that he must attend at the War Office in Philadelphia before certificates will be given.; American Philosophical Society
Creator: Dunscomb, Andrew
Source: The Sol Feinstone Collection of the American Revolution, ca. 1760s-1850s (Mss.B.F327); https://search.amphilsoc.org/collections/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.F327-ead.xml
Subject: Economy; Waging the War; United States. Army--Pay, allowances, etc.; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Military currency; Philadelphia (Pa.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783; ; Peirce, John, -1788; Pennsylvania. Board of War; United States. Continental Army
Date: 1783-07-09; 2020

Title: Dunscomb, Edward to unknown recipient, 1783 August 2; No. 294 Edward Dunscomb to unknown recipient
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:963
Description: Informs him that as agent for the half-pay officers of New York State, Dunscomb visited the War Office in Philadelphia in order to signify the disposition of the officers in favor of commutation instead of half-pay, Points out that problems subsequently arose, and requests his assistance in facilitating the matter.; Draft; American Philosophical Society
Creator: Dunscomb, Edwardet al
Subject: Economy; Waging the War; United States. Army--Pay, allowances, etc.; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Military currency; Philadelphia (Pa.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783; Pennsylvania. Board of War; United States. Continental Army
Date: 1783-08-02; 2020