Explanation for not paying various militias
Document 1795Articulates to Lt. Col. Sprout the reasons why he will not pay the militias of Marietta, Bellpree, and Waterford.
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New York on account of the pay of her husband Mayor Roberts from the 1st April to 30th June 1795 inclus.—
In my letter of the 15th Instant to Sutt Nehemiah Freeman Paymaster Pro Tem at West Point, I pointed out the measure to be pursued in order that all the men now at West Point may be paid in full to the first of this month. The additional bounty due to any of the men now at that Garrison cannot be well ascertained before the recruiting accounts of the Officers are transmitted to this Office — I have directed Nehemiah Freeman to inform the Officers whose Recruiting Accounts are yet unliquidated that they must without delay transmit their accounts with Vouchers properly arranged for settlement to this Office that I might thereby be enabled to ascertain and transmit the additional bounty to those men at the Garrison to whom it is due —
I am Sir &c
William Simmons
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John Kitty Esqr. D. of War Accountants' Office
Supr Baltimore Sir July 25 1795
Sir
I have this day received your letter of the 23d Instant covering the receipt of Major Rivardi for two hundred and fifty Dollars — —
I am Sir &c
William Simmons
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Col. Ebenezer Sproat. D. of War Accountants' Office
Marietta N.W.T. Sir — July 26th 1795
The muster and pay Rolls of the Militia of Marietta Belpre & Waterford for the months of March and April, and of the Scouts of Gallipolis from the 11th Octor 94 to 1st March 95, together with the powers of the individuals authorizing you to receive their pay, have been duly received Thro' the hands of Mr Chapman your substitute. and I have to inform you of the impossibility of transmitting you the amount due them for the following reasons Viz.
1st There appears no evidence of the person being a Magistrate before whom the men acknowledged their powers;
2nd Very few of the men have given you a power of substituting a person in your stead.
3rd The Powers appear to me in many respects to be exceptionable for it admits of little doubt upon inspecting the signatures of the individuals that one and the same person had written the names of several others; also it appears somewhat singular that during two Months service of 72 Non Commissioned Officers and Privates no casualty nor circumstance worthy of Remark should occur and that every one of them should be capable of Writing his own name, — Such examples, I believe Seldom appear in this Office. You Stand charged on the books of this Office with a very considerable sum of money which appears to be yet unaccounted for, And as it is my duty to call to account all persons who are charged with Public monies on the books of this Office and more over as your Account has been standing open for more than three years, I desire that you will without delay transmit to this Office the Vouchers for your disbursements, and the Balance which may remain in your hands immediately refund to the Treasurer of the United States. —
I am Sir &c
William Simmons
Type
Letterbook
Description
Articulates to Lt. Col. Sprout the reasons why he will not pay the militias of Marietta, Bellpree, and Waterford.
Date
07/25/1795
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Accountant's Office
Document number
1795072521155
Page start
153
Notable persons
Ebenezer Sprout
William Simmons
Scouts of Gallipolis
militia
Notable locations
Marietta, Northwest Territory
War Accountant's Office
Bellpree
Waterford
Notable items
pay

