Receipts for Bounty Paid Recruits
Item
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Title
Receipts for Bounty Paid Recruits
Description
Simmons received duplicated receipts for bounty paid recruits that will be examined on settlement of recruiting accounts. Error in payment of John Dole, carpenter, noticed by Marschalk corrected by Simmons by adding $2.90 to muster and pay rolls. Marschalk will receive $300.00 for recruiting services, per his request.
year created
1797
month created
09
day created
20
author
sent from location
Accountant's Office
recipient
sent to location
Ellis's Island near New York
in collection
in image
note
Cited in Marschalk to Simmons, 09/24/1797
author note
William Simmons
recipient note
Andrew Marschalk
cited note
Cited document sent from the War Office
notable person/group
Lieutenant Andrew Marschalk
William Simmons
recruits
John Dole
carpenter
detachment
notable location
Ellis's Island near New York
Accountant's Office
Ellis Island
notable item/thing
receipts
bounty
recruiting account
error
muster roll
pay roll
recruiting service
document number
1797092021255
page start
295
Item sets
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| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (1 pages) | YOQ01 (446 pages) | Collection: Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217) | V:C; P:295 |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Citations | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | William Simmons | Accountant's Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Andrew Marschalk | Ellis's Island near New York | [n/a] |