Certificate of Discharge for John Smith by George Gillaspy
Document 1795Certificate, surgeon's mate certifies that John Smith is unfit for military service because of lameness and impaired vision.
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[July 23. 1795 / [undecipherable] / [undecipherable] addition]
Sir
I wrote you on the 27th June inclosing Muster & Pay Rolls up to the last of May, I now transmit you Receipt Rolls and Receipts for the pay of Officers and Soldiers who were paid by me, Should there be any irregularity, I hope you will make an allowance as it is the first — I have accompanied them with an account Current and stated the Ballance that remains in my hands. The ballance taken from the receiptroles will amount to twenty Cents more then is stated in the Account Current which the receiptroles for July, August, & September, amounting, to three hundred and seventy eight Dollars fifty three Cents will specify; but the letter accompanying the same, from the former accountant mentions only three hundred and seventy eight Dollars thirty three Cents, which was the amount of the money I received for the above mentioned three months, I did not suppose it of consequence, but as there appeared a difference in the ballance, I took the liberty to mention it. I have in possession duplicates of the receiptroles and receipts inclosed, except Lieut. Cox's receipt who refused to sign a duplicate, I have therefore kept the original, and have taken the liberty of inclosing you a Certified duplicate, which I hope will answer. John Smith had pay due from the 5th of Feby. to the 10th of June the day he was discharged, and paid by the direction of Maj. Freeman. I will thank you to inform me when the bounty of fourteen dollars for recruits commences, if from the 1st Janry 1795. agreeable to the raising of the soldiers pay, as the Act does not particularly specify. I wait your information on this subject, and shall then transmit my recruiting Account.
I am Sir
Your most Obt Hbl. Sert
[signature] Michael Kalteisen
Capt. A. & Engineers
Fort Johnson 23. July 1795
William Simmons Esquire
Type
Document Signed
Description
Certificate, surgeon's mate certifies that John Smith is unfit for military service because of lameness and impaired vision.
Date
06/16/1795
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Fort Johnston, SC
Document number
1795061690001
Page start
5
Note
Enclosed in Kaleisen to Simmons, 07/23/1795.
Notable persons
George Gillaspy
Major Constant Freeman
John Smith
Captain Kalteisens Company of the Corps of Artillerists & Engineers
George Gillasspy
Notable locations
Fort Johnston
Fort Johnson
South Carolina
Notable items
chronic rheumatism
vision
discharge
symptoms
vision
a cure exceedingly doubtful

