William Simmons discusses pay, finance and accounting with Samuel Hodgdon
Document 1795William Simmons sends a box of blank muster and pay rolls to Samuel Hodgdon. Simmons asks Hodgdon to forward the box to Caleb Swann in Greenville.
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have Pay due to thim, and make up their Pay to the 1st of a Months. I would now recommend that you muster your men the 1st of next Months, and make up their Pay to that day, and transmit the Pay Rolls to this Office, a Receipt of it here an examination will take place and the amount found due thereon paid to you & the Supervisors.
Inclosed are some blank Muster rolls, agreeably to your request.—
I am V.s
William Simmons—
Samuel Hodgdon Esqr D. of War Accountants Office
June 29th 1795.
Sir
The Bearer hereof will deliver you a Box Marked Caleb Swan Esqr Pay master General, Green ville Head Quarters of the Army — containing a Blank Book and Musters & Pay Rolls — which you are requested to forward as soon as possible to him —
I am Sir V.s
William Simmons
Col. Thomas Wright. D. of War Accountants Office
N. Carolina June 29th 1795.
Sir
By the Bearer hereof Richard Bradley, you will receive (agreeably to your powers of Attorney to him) the sum of three hundred and twenty Dollars and eighteen Cents, being the amount due you and a guard under your command for services in siizing and detaining the Sloop Lamie Margerette— for which sum you are
Type
Letterbook
Description
William Simmons sends a box of blank muster and pay rolls to Samuel Hodgdon. Simmons asks Hodgdon to forward the box to Caleb Swann in Greenville.
Date
06/29/1795
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Accountant's Office
Document number
1795062921155
Page start
107
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
William Simmons
bearer
paymaster general
Headquarters of Army
Notable locations
War Department Accountant's Office
Greeneville
Notable items
box
blank book
muster
payrolls

