Pay & Forage of the Troops
Document 1793Dr. Joseph Strong, Surgeon's Mate, is the bearer of the money for the pay and forage of the troops for the months of August and September 1792 amounting to $31,814.
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War Depart.t
Accountants Office
Jany 19. 1793
Sir
I here[with] inclose [the] duplicate of my letter of yesterday, [forwarded] by Doct Joseph [undecipherable] Surgeon Mate the bearer of the Money for the Pay & Forage of the troops for the months of Aug.t & Sep.t 1792 amounting 31814 dollars remitted agreeably to the inclosed list — you also have herewith a continuation of the Aud: warr.t drawn — a continuation [strikethrough: of the Statement of the Talent] of the Journal [strikethrough: general] amount of officers [strikethrough: to the general] on [a] list of charges against Officers commencing the 1.st Jan.y 1793 [strikethrough: excepting]
The Accts of the officers of the first Reg.t being in a very unsettled state owing to the Regimental accounts being open I am not able [strikethrough: at present] to collect their charges prior to the 1.st Jan.y 1793 [strikethrough: at present] I have therefore to prep the Statement of the [undecipherable] accounts, for want of which I am not able to make payment to Cap.t Idam &c who are recently —
I inclose a letter for Cap.t Hoops directing him to pay the bal.r of his [late?] levy [Co.?] to you. I wish to have also one for Cap.t Brook [strikethrough: to [undecipherable]] — having written several times respecting the levy accounts, I wish to receive some information on this head. I also inclose pay Roll of the Detachm.t of Cap.t Pike, Pratt, Flower & Adams Com.t paid to the 31 Decem.t 179[2]. You will write me immediately by post [&] [strikethrough: [undecipherable]] on the arrival of the [undecipherable] money, let all your communications be under cover to the Sec.y of War as his letters are free from postage —
I am Sir
your ob.t ser
[To Caleb Swann
Jan.y 19. 1793]
Caleb Swann Esq
P. Master of the Troops
Type
Draft Document
Description
Dr. Joseph Strong, Surgeon's Mate, is the bearer of the money for the pay and forage of the troops for the months of August and September 1792 amounting to $31,814.
Date
01/19/1793
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1793011921201
Page start
1
Note
Enclosure: Swan to Knox 01 January 1793.
Notable persons
Caleb Swan
Joseph Howell
Dr. Joseph Strong
Surgeon's Mate troops
Notable locations
Accountants Office
Notable items
pay
forage

