Pay of Capt. Eaton and His Recruits
Document 1794Muster rolls of Capt. Eaton's recruits must be transmitted to the War Department before pay can be issued but $200 for Capt. Eaton's own pay has been remitted to Nathaniel Gorham.
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hundred dollars to be paid to Capt William Eaton at Springfield being for his pay from 1st April to 1st Sept 1794 for which he is to receipt to you to be transmitted to this department.
Nathaniel Graham Eqr I am Sir &c
Supervisor Boston Masstts Joseph Howell
W D Accountants Office
September 23. 1794
Sir
I inclose you some Blank Muster rolls, when this month is expired you will muster your recruits the roll to be qualified agreeably to the instructions of the Secretary of War and transmitted to this department when the pay will issue — in the mean time, lest the Salary should be inconvenient to you, I have remitted your own pay from the 1st April to 1st Inst: amounting to Two hundred dollars to Nathaniel Graham Eqr Supervisor at Boston to be transmitted to you — I inclose your Account of rations allowed which you will have certified by the Contractor.
Capt Wm Eaton I am Sir &c
Springfield, Masstts Joseph Howell
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Muster rolls of Capt. Eaton's recruits must be transmitted to the War Department before pay can be issued but $200 for Capt. Eaton's own pay has been remitted to Nathaniel Gorham.
Date
09/23/1794
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1794092321255
Page start
315
Notable persons
Captain William Eaton
Joseph Howell
Notable locations
Springfield, Massachusetts
Accountant's Office

