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Endeavor to Obtain Money on Drafts
Craig received blank muster pay and receipt rolls. Craig endeavored to obtain money for drafts for the pay of troops but Craig believed it would be difficult. Craig advanced Lieut. John Tolhamus for …
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)Enclosed Opinion of the Attorney General
Enclosed the Attorney General's opinion regarding the claims of General Wayne and Captain De Butts.
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217)Education of Two Creek Lads, John Durant and Richard Bailey
Simmons certifies that $238.86 is due John Stagg, Jr. being the balance of expenses for the education of John Durant and Richard Bailey, two Indian lads of the Creek Nation, for April through December …
Report Books of the Accountant of the War Department, April 14, 1795-Dec 31, 1817. (RG217)Edmund Quincy's salary
Notifies Quincy that the money for his quarterly salary was transmitted to Joshua Wentworth, federal supervisor in New Hampshire.
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217)Edmund Quincy's salary
Notifies Quincy that he will receive the money for his salary and Samuel Larkins' purchase claim from Joshua Wentworth, federal supervisor at Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217)Edmund Quincey's salary
Directs Wentworth to pay Edmund Quincey's (clerk of the Portsmouth Navy Yard) salary and a purchase claim
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217)Ebenezer Sproat's Account
Discusses the settlement of Sproat's account.
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217)Early pay for Captain Littlefield's men at West Point
Notifies Vischer that due to the mistake of Nehemiah Freemen in paying Captain Littlefield's men for August, Vischer is to use the money Simmons sent for that purpose to pay them for September.
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217)Documents needed
Requests that Gibson send documents required for an examination of his accounts.
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217)Dispatches for Lieutenant Vischer
Requests that dispatches containing money for the pay of the troops should forwarded to Lt. Vischer at Fort Oswego "with all possible dispatch."
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217)Dispatches for Captain Bruff
Requests that Chapin give personal attention to forwarding important dispatches to Captain James Bruff at Niagara
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217)Discharge and pay
Notifies Merlhie of his discharge and that he will receive his pay from Daniel Stevens
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217)Difficulty in getting accounts from Sub-Legion Paymasters
Discusses the difficulties in getting the paymasters of the Army's Sub Legions to submit their accounts regularly and requests Paymaster General Swan's aid in getting them to submit their accounts for …
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217)Desertion of Cpl. Wiliam Jurgen
Corporal William Jurgen deserted from Fort Washington and went to Kentucky where he surrendered himself to Ensign W.P. Smith. Capt. Bird can identify the exact day when the prisoner deserted.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)Department expenses in Georgia
Cover letter for transmitting a receipt and warrant for the expenses of the War Department in Georgia.
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217)DeGrasse's Pay
Notification that he is to be paid by Daniel Stevens, Supervisor of Revenue in Charleston, South Carolina.
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217)Decius Wadsworth's pay
Notification that Wadsworth's pay for June was transmitted to Lieutenant Nehemiah Freeman, temporary pay master at West Point
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217)Decision of the Secretary of War
Notifies Swan of a decision of the Secretary of War on the pay of non commissioned officers and privates related to the claim of Major Morrison.
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217)Debit to Langham's account.
Notification that his account has been examined and that the balance due the War Department will be placed to his debit in his account.
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217)De Grasse's receipt
Requests that Stevens forward a receipt from Augusta De Grasse for his compensation.
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217)De Grasse's pay
Directs Stevens to pay money received from the Treasurer of the U.S. to Augustus De Grasse for his salary as Sub-Engineer of fortifications in South Carolina.
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217)De Grasse's compensation
Notification that his account for compensation as Sub Engineer to the Fortifications at South Carolina has been approved and that he will receive his pay from Daniel Stevens, federal supervisor at …
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217)David Ames Account
Acknowledges receipt of Ames' "accounts of expenditures" that will be examined
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217)Daniel Stevens' account current
Acknowledges receipt of "account current" for monies received from the Treasury. Recommends sending in "account for commissions." Cited in Stevens to Simmons, 01/06/1797.
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217)Daniel Britt's account unsettled
Britt is to settle his account with the War Department as paymaster or Simmons will report his case to the Secretary of War and the Commander-in-Chief
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217)
