Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)
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Account Suspended
02/27/1796 Autograph Letter SignedSimmons applied to Mr. Butt, late Paymaster, but he had no record of Ingersoll's accounts. Therefore Simmons suspended the accounts. If Ingersoll needed money, he was to apply to Nathaniel Gorham.
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)
Account of pay
03/26/1796 Autograph Letter SignedCover letter for his account of pay. Gives directions as to how he would like the account paid
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)
Account of Ingersoll, with details
04/21/1796 Autograph Letter SignedEnclosed accounts for February and March, requested a draft against Mr. Gorham to settle Ingersoll's accounts. Plans on leaving town for West Point, requests accounts be settled by that time as …
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)
Account of Ingersoll for pay, January to March 1796.
04/22/1796 Autograph Letter SignedEnclosed account, requested Simmons drawn against Mr. Gorham. Details on money.
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)
Account No. 10 and Vouchers Enclosed
05/25/1796 Autograph Letter SignedPay for spies and posts authorized by the President received. Accounts current and vouchers included in Freeman's letter to Simmons with observations regarding the hiring and pay of spies. Oath …
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)
Account Information, Receipts Enclosed
04/23/1796 Autograph Letter SignedDetailed account information, payment of recruits, bounties paid. Stafford deserted.
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)
Account Information, Concerns Regarding Spies
05/25/1796 Autograph Letter / Autograph Document SignedAccountant Freeman informs Simmons of all of the pay issues that are his responsibility. He is matching receipts with vouchers and encloses a number of pay rolls and muster rolls. He is concerned with …
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)
Account Information from Pittsburg, with details
02/09/1796 Autograph Letter SignedMartin included muster and pay roll in letter, and included account of payment for Maj.'s Jonathan Hashall, Isaac Craig. Martin recounted the "enchanting melodies of the wolves that never failed to …
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)
Account Information for Contingent Expenses Enclosed
01/22/1796 Autograph Letter SignedMention of disbursements No. 1, 2, and 3. Enclosed in this letter contingent expenses account information. Disbursements of firewood mentioned.
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)
Account for commissions
01/07/1796 Autograph Letter SignedCover letter for submission of his account of commissions for acting as monetary agent for the War Department, with a question concerning disbursements made to contractors
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)
Account Current No.12.
12/31/1796 Document SignedAccounts of Constant Freeman. Details of monies spent, paid to troops and officers, and cash received.
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)
Account current and arrival of Freeman
11/09/1796 Autograph Letter SignedCover letter for transmitting his quarterly "account current." Expects Major Constant Freeman to soon arrive in Charleston from Georgia. Cited in Simmons to Stevens 12/08/1796
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)
Account as War Department agent
01/20/1796 Autograph Letter SignedCover letter for sending in his account as agent of the War Department with explanations for various items in the account. Cited in Simmons to Chester 01/27/1796
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)
Account and credit for recruiting
04/28/1796 Autograph Letter SignedRequests a statement of his account as a Captain of Cavalry in the Army; desires to know how he can receive credit for payments he made to the soldiers he recruited
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)
A bill transmitted
02/01/1796 Autograph Letter SignedNotification to Simmons that he has transmitted a bill in the amount listed to Mr. Meredith
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)
[Untitled]
07/15/1796 Autograph Letter SignedPay and forage of George Balfour given to Mrs. Balfour. Lengthy description of the mix up regarding pay drawn by Mrs. Balfour and pay needed by G. Balfour. G. Balfour advised Simmons on the mix up …
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)
[Account].
10/10/1796 DocumentStatement from Lieut. Freeman enclosed.
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)
Weather Inhibited Travel
01/27/1797 Autograph Letter SignedTurner submitted his most recent subsistence account to Isaac Craig. The river is completely blocked with ice, and he intended to go overland but the weather has been too bad to try. He may wait for …
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)
Waste Book of the Agent for the War Department
11/15/1797 Autograph Letter SignedHillis encloses a copy of the Waste Book [daily diary of all transactions in chronological order] of the Agent for the War Department for the month of October 1797.
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)
Update on Recruiting Under Col Rochefontaine
11/18/1797 Autograph Letter SignedFrye encloses recruiting account and vouchers for Governors Island. He has insufficient money to pay full bounty to some of the men. He will send other recruiting accounts when he has the necessary …
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)
Unsigned Muster Rolls with Explanation
12/18/1797 Autograph Letter SignedFleming gave account of delinquency of Colonel Rochefontaine in signing muster rolls for his troops. Enclosures in 12/04/97 Rochefontaine to Fleming.
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)
Treasurer Remit Sum, Details on Warrants
03/16/1797 Autograph Letter SignedSum remit by Treasurer included amount for commissions, John Bryant never appeared for amount remit to him. Jackson never possessed warrants mentioned by Simmons, he only knew of them by number and …
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)
Transmitting My Account for Settlement
05/05/1797 Autograph Letter SignedHaskell explains those parts of his account which must be resolved before his account can be settled.
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)
The Law Raising the Pay of Subalterns
03/27/1797 Autograph Letter SignedCaptain Frye requests an abstract of the law that allegedly raises the pay of subalterns and provides double rations to commanders of separate posts.
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)
Support for Extra Pay of Mr. Dransy, Adj. Gen. of Artificers
03/16/1797 Autograph Letter SignedPayment of Pvt. Flood, cobbler, who made thirty pairs of shoes for soldiers at West Point. Rules governing artificers discussed. Artificers under direction of Mr. Dransy benefited U.S. through their …
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)
