Pay For December, Mustered Soldier
Document 1796Informs Capt. Miller that John Chester will deliver him the sum of 103 dollars for the pay of himself and his men. Miller has mustered a man with the same name as one who has discharged for injuries; if this is the same man, he should be discharged.
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[392] Robert Hedges stationed at Norfolk, the Pay Roll has been examined amounting to 114 Dollars which sum you will receive from Edward Carrington Esqr Supervisor of Virginia and for which you will give him duplicate Receipts to be accountable for the disbursement thereof agreeably to the enclosed Receipt Roll as soon as you have made the payments you will forward the Receipt Roll to this Office to exonerate you from the said Charge. —
I am Sir yr
William Simmons
John Chester Esqr
Supr Weathersfield
Connt
Department of War
Accountants Office
Jany 15th 1795
Sir
The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of one hundred three Dollars y 9/100, which you will please pay to Capt Edw Miller at Middletown for the pay of himself and men for the month of December 1795 for which sum he will sign duplicate Receipts to be accountable for the due application thereof.
I am yr
William Simmons
Capt Edwd Miller.
Middletown
Connt
Department of War
Accountants Office
January 16th 1796
Sir
You will receive from John Chester Esqr Supervisor the sum of 103 y 9/100 Dollars for the pay of yourself and men for the month of December 1795, which sum you will sign duplicate Receipts to be accountable for the disbursement thereof agreeably to the enclosed Receipt Roll —
Type
Letterbook
Description
Informs Capt. Miller that John Chester will deliver him the sum of 103 dollars for the pay of himself and his men. Miller has mustered a man with the same name as one who has discharged for injuries; if this is the same man, he should be discharged.
Date
01/16/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Accountant's Office
Document number
1796011621355
Page start
395
Notable persons
Edward Miller
William Simmons
John Chester
James Trowbridge
James Frowbridge
Captain William Eaton
Secretary of War
Timothy Pickering
Notable locations
Middletown, Connecticut
War Accountant's Office
Notable items
pay
duplicate receipts
receipt roll
discharge
violent contusion
fracture of the joint of his shoulder
bounty

