Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)
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Pay of Capt. Kalteisen's troops and Augusta DeGrasse
10/21/1796 Autograph Letter SignedNotification to Simmons that he has paid Captain Kalteisen and his troops for July and August and that he has paid Augusta DeGrasse as engineer, all per Simmons' direction. Cited in Hagner to Stevens …
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)
Pay matters and a discharged soldier
11/01/1796 Letter SignedNotification that he has paid his troops. Sends receipt, muster, and pay rolls with his explanatory notes concerning Patrick Hymes, Major Freeman, and Charles Murphy. Encloses the discharge of Michael …
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)
Pay matters
07/08/1796 Autograph Letter SignedAnswers Simmons' request for information on the pay of Sergeant William Booth. Notifies Simmons that he will soon send in his accounts and vouchers to the War Office. Cited in Simmons to McCleary …
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)
Pay for Giradeau's Troops
12/12/1796 Contemporary Copy of Letter SignedFreeman discusses the pay due to Capt. Giradeau's troop of dragoons.
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)
Pay and recruiting matters in Bruff's company
07/18/1796 Autograph Letter SignedPay matters for his company, including his muster and pay rolls, his receipt rolls, and his vouchers for monies disbursed. Also mentions his methods of recruiting for his company. Cited in Bruff to …
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)
Pay and other matters at Fort Niagara
10/24/1796 Autograph Letter SignedSends muster and pay rolls. Mentions that he has received no pay for the garrison since May. Discusses preference for bank notes over bills. Mentions a detachment suffering from want of clothing. …
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)
Ordnance Receipt Rolls Enclosed
03/10/1796 Autograph Letter SignedFleming in correspondence with Fish for money to reimburse troops. Ordnance receipts and vouchers enclosed. Measurements of public buildings and estimates of cost to be sent with next post. …
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)
Order to Haul Timber
09/27/1796 Document Signed"Please to have a [season] Employed in drawing Timber for Lieut. Freeman's kitchen you will oblige."
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)
Order to Furnish Team
10/07/1796 Document SignedOrder to furnish team to deal with the enclosure of wood the garrison.
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)
Notification of Transmitted Receipts
11/21/1796 Autograph Letter SignedIn consequence to Mr. Hagner's letter Freeman transmitted his receipts to the Supervisor at New York.
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)
Notification of Receipt of Payment
12/12/1796 Autograph Letter SignedIngersoll acknowledged receipt of money from Mr. Jackson, Supervisor at Boston, Massachusetts. Requests his other accounts for pay and subsistance to be settled.
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)
Notification of Receipt of Letter Regarding Jerome Mirthie
04/09/1796 Autograph Letter SignedNotification that Stevens received Simmons acknowledgement of receipt of J. Mirthie's accounts.
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)
Notification of Payment to Jerome Mirthie
07/18/1796 Document SignedFollowing Simmons' instructions, Stevens has paid Jerome Mirthie $304.
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)
Notification of Payment
07/17/1796 Autograph Letter SignedMiller received pay from John Chester, Supervisor for Connecticut in addition to a sum for recruiting.
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)
Notification of Pay Forwarded to Connecticut Supervisor
08/12/1796 Autograph Letter SignedMitchell arranged to have his pay for August through November forwarded to Connecticut; he now requests to have July's pay forwarded as well.
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)
Notification of Muster and Pay Rolls Sent by Freeman
05/20/1796 Autograph Letter SignedRochefontaine notifies Simmons that Freeman sent the muster and pay rolls to Philadelphia before he left West Point.
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)
Notification of Compliance with Request in Regards to the Remittance of Payment
01/09/1796 Autograph Letter SignedStevens agrees to send half yearly accounts to Simmons.
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)
No Money to Discharge Debts
11/07/1796 Autograph Letter SignedFreeman stated he returned from New York with money owed the Corps. After paying several troops who demanded bounty, Freeman was unable to pay absentees because he had no funds to discharge.
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)
My Accounts for the First Quarter of 1796
04/01/1796 Autograph Letter SignedSprig transmits his account for the first quarter of 1796. The appropriate amounts should be remitted through Nicholas Fish at New York.
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)
Muster, pay, and receipt rolls
08/1796 Autograph Letter SignedCover letter for forwarding the muster, pay, and receipt rolls for his detachment for March and April 1796 with explanatory information. Mentions a deserter.
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)
Muster, pay, and receipt rolls
05/12/1796 Autograph Letter SignedForwards the muster, pay, and receipt rolls for his detachment for January and February 1796
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)
Muster of Spies Never Completed, Pay Withheld
08/17/1796 Autograph Letter SignedSimmons agreed with Freeman on the subject of mustering spies upon entering military service. Freeman sought brief leave from public service for a few weeks. Account Current No 11 and vouchers …
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)
Muster of Colored Man in the Company of Capt. McRea
02/08/1796 Autograph Letter SignedLovell reported Jordan Kersey was a man of color mustered illegally by Rowan to the Company of Capt. McRea as a waiter.
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)
Muster and receipt rolls
02/02/1796 Autograph Letter SignedCited in Simmons to Bissell 02/27/1796. Bissell sends his muster roll and his receipt roll for his detachment's pay. Mentions stoppages of pay for deserters Joseph Hawkins, John Hawkins, and James …
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)
Muster and Pay Rolls
11/11/1796 Autograph Letter SignedLetter accompanied by muster and pay rolls for the detachments at the upper posts of the Ohio, with several accounts for pay, forage, and subsistence. Account of expenditures of Serjeant Easton …
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)
