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A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774-1875
Journals of the Continental Congress --[SATURDAY, MARCH 15, 1783]
War Office, March 14th 1783.
Sir,
The memorial of John Storer [Story] solicits from Congress a recommendation to the State of Massachusetts, that they would make up his depreciation as they settled with the officers of their own line.
I find in his memorial presented to Congress on the 24th of July, 1781, he requested that his depreciation might be settled.
Congress then rejected his request and referred him for a settlement to the general plan which should be adopted for the Staff of the army.
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If a settlement of all Mr. Storer's accounts, to the time he left the Quarter Master's department, for pay and depreciation is not provided for in the system for settling the accounts in the department of Quarter Master General, his case will, I think, be embraced by the resolves of the 27th February last.
He served some time as an aid de Camp to Major General Lord Stirling, although his Lordship should have appointed his Aids from the Captains or subalterns of the army, yet as that was omitted, and Mr. Storer discharged the duty, he can be settled with for his services as Aid de Camp, if Congress approve the measure, when the line of the army are settled with.1
[Note 1: 1 This report is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 149, II, folio 357. According to the indorsement it was read on this day.]
The committee of the week [Mr. Oliver Wolcott, Mr. Gunning Bedford and Mr. David Ramsay] report that the letter of Colonel Richard Varick of the 4th instant respecting his right to receive pay while he served as Deputy Muster Master General be referred to the Secretary at War.2
[Note 2: 2 This report, in the writing of Oliver Wolcott, is in the Papers of the Continental Congress, No. 149, II, folio 402. Varick's letter is on folio 399. It was read this day as the indorsement indicates.]
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