Confirms Receipt of Muster and Pay Rolls
Document 1796Informs Capt. Kalteisen at Charleston that the office has received his muster and pay rolls. Also informs Kalteisen that he will receive 716 dollars from Charleston Supervisor Daniel Stevens. He must take an affidavit from the people who were present at the death of William Dorman that the deceased wanted his money to go to his sister before paying anything to her.
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Capt. Michael Halteisen.
Charleston So. Carolina.
Department of War.
Accountants Office
February 2nd 1796.
Sir
Your letter of the 6th Ulto. duly came to hand with the Muster and Pay Rolls for the months of September October November & December 1795 amounting to Seven hundred Sixteen Dollars and fifty three Cents which sum you will receive of Daniel Stevens Supervisor, Charleston for which you will give Duplicate Receipts — You have enclosed a receipt Roll for your Government in disbursing the above Sum — It also will be necessary before you pay the balance due to William Dorman deceased, to his Sister, the Affidavit of the persons present at his death must be taken Specifying that it was his request that the Money Should be paid to her which must accompany her two Separate Receipts, one Receipt must be for the pay of June, July & August, and the other for September and October 1795, may be taken on the Receipt Roll.
I Shall at all times be happy in rendering you any Service in my power.
I am Sir &c
William Simmons
P.S. The sum of Thirty Seven Dollars that was due you from Lt William Cox I have on the adjustment of his Account found a balance of Thirty Six Dollars & thirty two Cents due him which sum has been passed to your Credit on the Books of this Office. —
Type
Letterbook
Description
Informs Capt. Kalteisen at Charleston that the office has received his muster and pay rolls. Also informs Kalteisen that he will receive 716 dollars from Charleston Supervisor Daniel Stevens. He must take an affidavit from the people who were present at the death of William Dorman that the deceased wanted his money to go to his sister before paying anything to her.
Date
02/02/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Accountant's Office
Document number
1796020221355
Page start
417
Notable persons
Michael Kalteisen
William Simmons
Daniel Stevens
William Dorman
sister
Lieutenant William Cox
Notable locations
Department of War Accountant's Office
Charleston, South Carolina
Notable items
muster rolls
pay rolls
duplicate receipts
receipt roll
deceased
affidavit
separate receipts

