The following list of 6 Pilots engaged for Continental service is compiled from the “Statement of claims which have been adjusted and allowed at the Treasury Department…on the 27th of March 1792” and published beginning page 387 in American State Papers (1834). Each man’s rate, date the claim was adjusted to and amount of claim is noted. The date noted is the last date of pay. A second simplified and alphabetized list follows for ease of internet browsing.
April 19, 1792, Henry Benson, Pilot to French Fleet at RI, Sept 3, 1781, $170.00
April 27, 1792, Edward Couper, Pilot, Jan 21, 1776, $172.95
April 27, 1792, William Ballard, Pilot, Jan 21, 1776, $172.95
Aug 1, 1792, Philip Trilohan, Pilot, Jan 23, 1780, $27.62
Jan 9, 1793, John Hampton, Pilot, French Fleet, Aug 1, 1778, $12.40
William Ballard, Pilot, 21 Jan 1776, $172.95
Henry Benson, Pilot to French Fleet at RI, 3 Sept 1781, $170.00
Edward Couper, Pilot, 21 Jan 1776, $172.95
John Hampton, Pilot, French Fleet, 1 Aug 1778, $12.40
Philip Trilohan, Pilot, 23 Jan 1780, $27.62