Instructions to Pay Artillerists and Engineers
Document 1796Informs Carrington that the Treasurer will remit him the sum of 114 dollars to deliver to William Graves at Norfolk for the pay of a detachment of artillerists and engineers under the command of Sergeant Hedges.
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Nicholas Fish Esqr. — Department of Wars.
Sir New York — Accountant's Office
January 15th 1796
The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of 207 dollars which you will please pay to George Fleming, Esq at West Point being for the pay of a detachment of the 1st Sublegion Stationed at that Post from the 1st of October to the 31st Decemr 1795 Ince for which sum you will please take his Receipts to be accountable for the due Application thereof
I am Sir &c
William Simmons
Edwd Carrington Esqr. — Department of Wars.
Sir Virginia — Accountant's Office
January 15, 1796
The Treasurer will remit you the sum of 144 dollars which you will please pay to William Graves Esqr at Norfolk being for the pay of a detachment of Artillerists and Engineers under the Command of Serjeant Robert Hedges from the 1st of July to the 31st of Decemr 1795 Ince — for which sum he will sign duplicate Receipts to be accountable for the Applications thereof—
I am Sir &c
William Simmons
William Graves Esqr. — Department of Wars.
Norfolk Virga Sir — Accountant's Office
January 15th 1796
I have received your letter of the 6 Inst enclosing a Muster & pay roll of a detachment of Artillerists and Engineers under the command of Serjeant [undecipherable]
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Type
Letterbook
Description
Informs Carrington that the Treasurer will remit him the sum of 114 dollars to deliver to William Graves at Norfolk for the pay of a detachment of artillerists and engineers under the command of Sergeant Hedges.
Date
01/15/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Accountant's Office
Document number
1796011521255
Page start
394
Notable persons
Edward Carrington
William Simmons
Sergeant Robert Hedges
William Graves
Treasurer
Samuel Meredith
artillerists
engineers
Notable locations
Virginia
War Accountant's Office
Norfolk
Notable items
pay
duplicate receipts

