Office of the Comptroller General, Pierce’s Certificates, Pay Roll Books, Volumes A, B, and Index, 1778-1783; and Voucher Indexes 1, 2, and 3., This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER LIBRARY: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education., This series is organized into the following subseries: Pay Roll Books, Voucher Indexes, Ownership Certificates, and an Account of Certificate Loaned to the United States. It contains a record of certificates signed by John Pierce who was Paymaster General and Commissioner of Accounts for the United States Continental Army. Certificates were issued to the men of the Pennsylvania line in lieu of cash. The certificates bore 6% interest and have an official date of July 1, 1784. Pay roll books (1778-1783) in this series contain the following information in each entry: the date which the certificate was issued, its number, the name of the man to whom it was issued, the voucher number (if known), the amount of the certificate, and the signer of the certificate. A separate index for these books is also included. It should be note that most issue dates listed in the books and on the certificates do not correspond to the date which is ascribed as the official issue date of these certificates - July 1, 1784. Also, relatively few men listed in the registers have corresponding ownership claim certificates contained within this series. The signatures of the men are on both the registers and the certificates. Those who could not write left a simple marking to denote their signature. Voucher Indexes for these two volumes which groups men alphabetically and thereunder the volume and page number where information about them is given. Disclaimer: The Pennsylvania State Archives provides digital access to a wide variety of historical documents, some of which may be considered offensive by current standards. The Archives does not endorse views expressed in these historical collections, but presents these collections to aid in scholarly research.
