William Simmons discusses pay, finance and accounting with Lieutenant Dayton
Document 1795William Simmons forwards blank pay rolls to Lieutenant Dayton.
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Supervisor will pay you the sum of three hundred thirty four Dollars and twenty Cents for your pay and Subsistence from the 1st of April to the 30th of June 1795 inclusive for which sum you will sign duplicate Receipts. ——
I am Sir Y.r
William Simmons
Lieut Horatio R. Dayton D. of War Accountants Office
Elizabethtown July 10th 1795
New Jersey
Sir
It will be necessary before that the Pay of Yourself and Recruits can be remitted to you that you make out a pay Roll from the time they were last paid to the 30th June inclusing your own pay — I therefore enclose you some blank Rolls for that purpose when done you will remit to this Office when the Pay will be transmitted to you. ——
I am Sir Sir
William Simmons
Henry Miller, Esqre D. of War Accountants Office
Sup.r Penns. — July 11th 1795
Sir
You will receive from the Treasurer of the United States, The sum of one thousand and forty five Dollars, which sum you will please to pay to Lieut Col. Thomas Butler at Pittsburghe, being for his Pay and forage from the 1st of July 1794 to the 1st July 1795, also the sum of one hundred and eight Dollars and seventy nine Cents which sum you will please to pay to Ensign Charles Martiel, being for his pay
Type
Letterbook
Description
William Simmons forwards blank pay rolls to Lieutenant Dayton.
Date
07/10/1795
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Accountant's Office
Document number
1795071021155
Page start
120
Notable persons
Horatio Dayton
William Simmons
Secretary of Treasury
Notable locations
Elizabeth Town, New Jersey
War Accountant's Office
Notable items
receipts
commission
account
books

