Estimated pay of West Point soldiers
Document 1784From Quartermaster General's Dept. and Commissary of Military Stores Dept. Account Book. Estimate for additional pay due to unnamed soldiers for services performed and estimate of balance due to a listed contractor.
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Estimate for cleaning &stamping 1000 Muskets & Bayonets Philada June 17 1784
1000 Muskets Bayonets @ £ £100.
paid
Estimate of the expence of transporting 9 Betts belonging to the Chambers in New York from Car lisle the Cork's agreeable to the order of Congress of June 17 1784
9 Betts at £9.0.0 @£10 £8.7.6
paid
Estimate of the sum necessary for the payment of the undermentioned Account July 3 1784
Perkins and Nicholson for cleaning repairing &stamping
1st One thousand Muskets and Bayonets @ £ inc. £100.
paid
Estimate for Additional pay due sundry Soldiers for Services performed at West Point, and for a balance due on McClosky for Ellery's wood and Forage Account July 15 1784
6015 days work @ £ p day £300.15
Balance due on McEllery's wood and forage account 64.1.26
£364.10.0
paid
Estimate of the sum necessary for the payment of the undermentioned Account July 21 1784
1st Perkins & Nicholson for cleaning £100. Muskets [undecipherable] @ £ £100.
paid
Type
Letterbook
Description
From Quartermaster General's Dept. and Commissary of Military Stores Dept. Account Book. Estimate for additional pay due to unnamed soldiers for services performed and estimate of balance due to a listed contractor.
Date
07/15/1784
Document number
1784071590055
Page start
12
Notable persons
sundry soldiers
Mr. Christopher Ellery
Notable locations
West Point
New York
Notable items
wood and forage
account
days work
paid

