Payment for subsistence
Document 1795Informs Nevill that he will receive from the War Office clerk payment for six months of subsistence of the militia at Pittsburgh.
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to guide you in your Payments. Enclosed you h[ave] 18 Receipt Rolls, agreeably to your request. —
I am Sir &c.
Offm Simmons
D. of War. Accountant's Offi[ce]
Presley Nevill Esqre Novr 14, 1795.
Pittsburgh.
Sir,
You will receive under cover [by] Samuel Lewis Clerk in the War Office, the Sum of 14[00] Dollars, being advanced on Estimate, for six Months [of] Subsistence and Forage of the Militia at Pittsburgh, [for] which Sum you will please forward your duplicate [re]ceipts to be accountable for the due application thereo[f] —
I am Sir &c.
Offm Simmons.
D. of War. Accountants Offi[ce]
Capt. Fredk Frye Novr 14, 1795.
Salem. Masstts
Sir,
I have received your Letter of [the] 2nd Inst. enclosing the Rect Roll for Pay of yourself a[nd] Recruits for the Months of July and August, which w[ill] be examined & the Amount entered to your Credit.
I am
Sir &c.
Offm
W. Simmons
D. of War. Accountant's Office.
Richd Huth Esqre Novr 14, 1795.
New Yorke.
Sir,
The Receipts of George Fleming for 267 Dollars, have come safe to hand and will be passed to your Credit. —
I am Sir &c.
Offm Simmons.
D. of War. Accountant's Office
Capt. Benjn Price. Novr 16, 1795.
Fredericktown
Maryland.
Sir,
[the 25. Febr 1796 —]
I have to acknowledge the Re[ceipt] of your Letter of the 11th Inst. and have to inform you that as your Indisposition prevents your personal Attendance for the settling your Accounts, I would recommend that you forward without Delay by post all your Vouchers under cover to the Secy of War, together with an account Current, stating the Monies you received and expended, an examination will take place on Rect of them, & you will be informed of the Sum. —
I am Sir &c.
Offm Simmons
N.B. (Duplicate sent.) Triplicate Sent —
D. of War. Accountant's Office
John Chester Esqre Novr 16, 1795.
Supr Connecticut.
Sir,
The Treasurer of the U. S. will remit you the Sum of 615 Dollars to be transmitted to Capt. Edward Miller at Middletown being for the Pay of himself and the Recruits under his Command for the Month of Octr 1795, for which Sum you will please take his duplicate Receipts to be accountable for the due application thereof. —
I am Sir &c.
Offm
W. Simmons
D. of War. Accountant's Offi[ce]
Capt. Edwd Miller Novr 16, 1795.
Middletown
Connecticut.
Sir,
You will receive from John Chester Esqre Supr Connecticut the Sum of 615 Dollars being for the Pay of yourself & the Recruits under your Command for the Month of Octr 1795 for which you will please to give him duplicate Receipts to be accountable for the due application thereof agreeably to the enclosed Receipt Roll. —
I am Sir &c.
Offm
W. Simmons
D. of War. Accountant's Offic[e]
Daniel Stevens Esqre Novr 16, 1795.
Supr Charleston
So Carolina.
Sir,
I have to acknowledge the [Receipt] of your Letter of the 21st Ultt. enclosing the Receipt of Augusta De Grafe for 230 Dollars which Sum ha[s] been passed to your Credit.
In answer to that part of your Letter which relates to the Commissions, I have to inform you that your Account Current with the War Department has been transmitted to this Office from the Treasury, in order that such Sums as were proper to be settled at this Office might be selected therefrom. But as no other but your Commissions on receiving & paying Monies from this Dept are to be settled at the Office. I have to request that you would state a separate Account thereof to the end of the present ^Quarter or^ year and transmit the Same to this Office, when the Amount will be remitted to you, & in future I would recommend that you forward your Acct quarterly or half yearly (as may be most convenient) to this Office & the amt. of your Commission will be remitted to you. This being the Custom with other Supervisors, the object is to be uniform in the Settlement of those Accts —
I am Sir &c.
Offm
W. Simmons.
D. of War. Accountant's Office.
Edwd Carrington Esqre Novr 16, 1795.
Supr Virginia.
Sir,
I have now before me your Letter of the 19th of Octre together with the Acct Current enclosed therein & have to inform you that the Sum of 404373/100 Dollars advanced to Major Langham has been accounted for by him. The Money advanced for the Pay of the Militia cannot be settled at present, but as Col. Nevill the Paymaster is expected in Town shortly to settle his Accts the Money advd by you will be then taken into view. —
I am Sir &c.
Offm Simmons
Type
Letterbook
Description
Informs Nevill that he will receive from the War Office clerk payment for six months of subsistence of the militia at Pittsburgh.
Date
11/14/1795
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Accountant's Office
Document number
1795111421655
Page start
315
Notable persons
Presley Nevill
William Simmons
Samuel Lewis
clerk
militia
Notable locations
Pittsburgh
War Accountant's Office
Notable items
subsistence
pay

