Pay of Scouts at Crawford County Kentucky

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Letter to Bennet

  Pemberton
   22 April

Department of War Accounting Office April 22d 1795 Sir By virtue of your letter of attorney to John S. Ganon I have placed in his hands the Pay of the Scouts for the protection of Woodford County State of Kentuckyween 1 April 1793 & 18 Septr 1794 - incl amounting to Six hundred ninety seven Dollars & 17/100 for which you are held accountable for the due application agreeably to the inclosed Receipt Roll which is to be signed and trans = mitted for your information – I am [undecipherable] your ob Ser. Major Bennet Pemberton sig of Wm Simmons Franklin County Kentucky [undecipherable]

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Department of War Accomptants Office April 22^d 1795 Sir By virtue of your letter of attorney to John S. Gano [undecipherable] placed in his hands the Pay of the Scouts for the protection of Woodford County State of Kentucky between 1 April 1793 & 18 Sept^r 1794 — inclusive amounting to One hundred ninety Seven Dollars & 17/100 do which you are held accountable for the due application agreeably to the inclosed Receipt Roll which is to be signed and transmitted for your exoneration — I am Sir your ob ob Serv^t Major Benner Pemberton Franklin County Kentucky [signed] W Simmons Acct [docket: Letter to Pemberton, 22 April]

Type

Copy of Signed Document

Description

Discusses pay of Scouts for protection of of Crawford County Kentucky.

Date

04/22/1795

Document number

1795042221101

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Notable persons

Major Bennett Pemberton

William Simmons

Scouts

Notable locations

Franklin County Kentucky

Department of War

Crawford County Kentucky

Notable items

pay