Pay of Captain Bruff, Lieutenant Geddes, & Recruits
Document 1795Bruff will receive a sum from Lieutenant Simon Geddes, being Bruff's pay from July 1794 through February 1795. A further sum is for the pay of Geddes for February and a third sum is for Bruff's recruits for January and February of 1795.
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Department of War
Accountants Office
March 19th 1795
Sir
You will receive from Lieut Luman Giddes the sum of Three hundred twenty one dollars & thirty three Cents, being for your pay from the 30 of June 1794 the date of your Acceptance; to the 28th Feby 1795 inclusive — Also the further sum of Five hundred [undecipherable] dollars & twenty nine Cents being for the pay of [undecipherable: probable reading "Lt"] Giddes for the month of Feby. [undecipherable] of your [undecipherable] for Jan.y & Feb.y 1795 for which Sum you are held accountable for the disbursement thereof agreeably to the inclosed [undecipherable] Roll — for both Sums you will [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] Giddes — I am
Cap.t James [undecipherable: probable reading "Bruff"] your obt Servt
in the Corps of Artillery
& Engineers
Battn. Joseph Howell
[Endorsement on verso: March 19. 1795 / Cap.t James [undecipherable] / [Corps of Artillery & Engineers] / Battn.]
Type
Letter Signed
Description
Bruff will receive a sum from Lieutenant Simon Geddes, being Bruff's pay from July 1794 through February 1795. A further sum is for the pay of Geddes for February and a third sum is for Bruff's recruits for January and February of 1795.
Date
03/19/1795
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Department of War
Document number
1795031921001
Page start
1
Notable persons
James Bruff
Joseph Howell
Corps of Artillerists and Engineers
Notable locations
Baltimore
Department of War, Accountant's Office
Notable items
disbursement
receipt

