William Simmons discusses pay, finance and accounting with Thomas Love
Document 1795William Simmons gives full instructions to Thomas Love regarding the proper execution of the duties required as paymaster of the Kentucky Volunteers.
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Thomas Done. Esqre D. of War Accountants Office
June 27th 1795
Sir
You having entered into Bond faithfully to discharge the duties of Pay Master to the Kentucky Volunteers — conformably to Instructions which you were to receive from this Office.
You are requested strictly to observe the following: — to wit
1st As your accounts for service of the Kentucky Volunteers in 1793 have not yet been settled, and entered to your Credit on the Books of this Office — owing to payments being made contrary to your instructions from this Office of 7th May, 1794 — The Vouchers produced by you being in part illegal by Payments being made to sundry Persons — who sign themselves attorneys to the Soldiers without the Power of Attorney accompanying the receipts; and owing to deficiencies in Vouchers — You are without delay, to proceed to the State of Kentucky and on your arrival here apply to the Batallion Pay Masters who have any monies to account for either by illegality or deficiency of Vouchers — and make a final settlement — making an Account Current, and entering therein the money you paid them, and the amount expended by them for which legal Vouchers must be produced and the Balance of any remaining in their hands is to be returned to you — The arrears then due to Individuals in their Battallions are afterwards to be paid by you to those Individuals or their Attorneys duly authorized to receive the same — The Vouchers on which the payments are to be made are the receipts of the Individuals for their pay — Payment
Type
Letterbook
Description
William Simmons gives full instructions to Thomas Love regarding the proper execution of the duties required as paymaster of the Kentucky Volunteers.
Date
06/27/1795
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Accountant's Office
Document number
1795062721255
Page start
103
Note
Re: Pay to Kentucky Volunteers
Notable persons
Thomas Love
William Simmons
paymaster Kentucky Volunteers
Battalion Paymaster
deceased soldiers
Secretary of War
Treasurer
Notable locations
War Department
Accountant's Office
Kentucky
Notable items
instruction
credit
books
payments
vouchers
payment
powers of attorney
receipts
pay
claimants
monies
letters of administration

