Pay for Detachment of Artillerists and Engineers
Document 1796Informs Graves that he will receive the sum of 114 dollars from Edward Carrington for the pay of a detachment of artillerists and engineers at Norfolk.
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Department of War
Accountants Office
January 15th 1796
Nicholas Fish Esqr
New Yorke— Sir
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 Inc & for which sum you will please take his Receipts to be accountable for the due Application thereof
I am Sir
William Simmons
Edwd Carrington Esqr.
Virginia
Department of War
Accountants Office
January 15 1796.
Sir
The Treasurer will remit you the sum of 114 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 Sarjeant Robert Hedges from the 1st July to the 31st of Decemr 1795 Inc. for which sum he will sign duplicate Receipts to be accountable for the Applications thereof—
I am Sir &c
William Simmons
William Graves Esqr.
Norfolk Virg.a Sir
Department of War
Accountants 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 Sarjeant [undecipherable]
Type
Letterbook
Description
Informs Graves that he will receive the sum of 114 dollars from Edward Carrington for the pay of a detachment of artillerists and engineers at Norfolk.
Date
01/15/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Accountant's Office
Document number
1796011521355
Page start
394
Notable persons
William Graves
William Simmons
Sergeant Robert Hedges
Edward Carrington
artillerists
engineers
Notable locations
Norfolk, Virginia
War Accountant's Office
Notable items
muster roll
pay roll
duplicate receipts
disbursement
receipt roll
payments

