Instructions to pay Captain Tilton
Document 1795Directs Joshua Wentworth to pay Capt. Tilton at Exeter.
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the west Point Pay Rolls and the amount has been remitted to Nicholas Fish Esquire Supervisor New York for which you will please give your duplicate Receipts being Eighty Dollars
I am Sir &c—
William Simmons
D. of War Accountants Office
September 17th 1795
Joshua Wentworthe Esqr
Sir
You will receive from the Treasurer of the United States the sum of Three hundred and twenty Dollars, which sume you will please to pay to Capt Daniel Tiltons at Exeter being for his Pay from 1st January to 31st August 1795 for which sume you will please take his Receipts.—
I am Sir &c—
William Simmons
D. of War Accountants Office
Septem 18th 1795
Daniel Stevens. Esquire
Inspr Charleston.—
Sir
I have to acknowledge the Receipt of your letters of the 12th ulto enclosing a Receipt of Capt Michael [undecipherable] for one thousand, and sixty three Dollars, and ninety nine Cents and a Receipt of Paul Hyacinte Perrault temporary Engineer for Eighty two Dollars, which sums will be passed to your Credit on the Books of this Offices.—
I am Sir &c—
William Simmons
Type
Letterbook
Description
Directs Joshua Wentworth to pay Capt. Tilton at Exeter.
Date
09/17/1795
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Accountant's Office
Document number
1795091721455
Page start
232
Notable persons
Joshua Wentworth
William Simmons
Captain Daniel Tilton
supervisor Portsmouth New Hampshire
treasurer
Notable locations
War Department Accountant's Office
Exeter
New Hampshire
Notable items
pay
receipts

