Expense Related to Pursuing Deserters
Document 1795Simmons announces that he is returning Doctor Gillaspy's accounts due to irregularities therein. Kalteisen's recruiting account will remain unsettled until all the monies given him for that purpose are accounted for. The expense involved in the pursuit of deserters must be set forth and all accounts must be certified with receipts included.
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[Per] A.O. 16th April
Your letter of the 19th february by Doctor Gilwrpy to the late Accountant— I have now before me— The Vouchers to the Accounts received by him— are in some measure irregular— I therefore take the liberty of returning them that such [strikethrough: amendments] may take place as are necessary.
Your Recruiting account must remain unsettled until you account for the whole amount of the money placed in your hands for that purpose— There are among your accounts some which are not to be settled at this Office. The expences for pursuing Deserters must be particularly set forth, and all [strikethrough: —] Accounts must be Certified by you, and Receipts from the same before they can be admitted.
Doctor Gilwrpy has charge of 400 Dollars for the purpose of Defraying the Contingent Expences of your detachment for which I am you are held accountable & for which you will please give him duplicate Receipts—
Cap. Michael Kutteiren
Fort Johnston
S. Carolina
[To M. Kutteiren
Fort Johnston
April 11, 179[undecipherable]
S. Carolina]
Type
Letter
Description
Simmons announces that he is returning Doctor Gillaspy's accounts due to irregularities therein. Kalteisen's recruiting account will remain unsettled until all the monies given him for that purpose are accounted for. The expense involved in the pursuit of deserters must be set forth and all accounts must be certified with receipts included.
Date
04/17/1795
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Department of War
Document number
1795041721401
Note
Based on the content, the author is assumed to be William Simmons, Accountant of the War Dept.
Notable persons
Captain Michael Kalteisen
William Simmons
Dr. Gillaspy
accountant
deserters
detachment
Notable locations
Fort Johnston, South Carolina
Department of War, Accountant's Office
Notable items
pay
expense
account
receipts
recruiting account
vouchers
money
settlement
desertion

