Muster and receipt rolls
Document 1796Cited in Simmons to Bissell 02/27/1796. Bissell sends his muster roll and his receipt roll for his detachment's pay. Mentions stoppages of pay for deserters Joseph Hawkins, John Hawkins, and James Brooks.
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Presque Isle Feby 2d 1796
Sir
I enclose you a Receit Roll of my detachment for the Months of October Novr & Decr 1795. The Ammount of Money receid for the payment of my detachment was Nine hundred fifty nine dollars and eight Cents, which sum I receid by orders from Isaac Craig Esqr You will please to observe that a Completletion of Stopages are made from the Pay of the three desarters of the detachment 18 from Joseph Hawkins the sum of Six dollars fifty one Cents, from John Hawkins & James Brooks, the same Ammt each, it making in the whole, the sum of eighteen dollars fifty one Cents. After the Muster and Receit Rolls are duly examined, will thank you to pass the Ammt of the receit Roll to my Credit. I receid the letter from Mr Hagen dated Jany 14th 1796. I have enclosed a letter from Lieut. D. Bissell, & request it may be forwarded him when Convenient
I am,
Sir
with much Respect
your obd Servant
R. Bissell Captn
3 Sub Legion
Wm Simmons Esqr
[address panel: Andrew Ogre [undecipherable: Andrew Ogree?] receid 19 February Jany 27 —]
[My middlethins]
[Wm Simmons Esqr — accounts for M. M. [undecipherable] attended]
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Cited in Simmons to Bissell 02/27/1796. Bissell sends his muster roll and his receipt roll for his detachment's pay. Mentions stoppages of pay for deserters Joseph Hawkins, John Hawkins, and James Brooks.
Date
02/02/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Presque Isle
Document number
1796020270001
Page start
1
Note
Cited in Simmons to Bissell 02/27/1796
Notable persons
William Simmons
Russell Bissell
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Presque Isle

