George Ingersoll's Account of Pay 1795
Document 1796Ledger-like account of Ingersoll's pay and subsistence for 1795.
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[Cover/address leaf:]
[Docketing note, written at angle:] [undecipherable] Inspector [undecipherable] / receiving 22 feby / Aug 3 am [undecipherable]
William Simmons Esquire
Recd at Office
Philadelphia
Boston Febry 6. 1796
Sir
When I was in Philadelphia last spring and made application to You in what manner I was to draw my Pay while on Furlough, You observed that it was necessary I should have a Certificate from Mr Swan Pay Master to the Legion, I then at the time I was there wrote to Mr Swan requesting him to transmit a Certificate to You of the time I was Paid up too, which I hope he attended to. Inclosed is an account against the United States for my Pay and Subsistance for the Year of 1795. and If Proper, should feel my self highly obligated to You Sir for an Order on Mr Gorham for the Amount
of Amount, If I am in an error as to the manner or mode, of drawing on the Office of Accounts for Pay and Subsistance due me, I will Thank You Sir to correct me and Put me in a way to do it with Propriety, If Mr Swan should be in Philapa. he can apure You of the truth of my act. or Captain Brett late P.M. to the 1st Sub Legn.
Colo Pickering Secretary of War at that time informed me I might have money on account If I was in want of any, or if I should be in want while I was in Boston I might draw on You Sir, Your attention to thes favour will very much Oblige
Your Most Obedt
Servant Geo Ingersoll
Capt Artillery Engineers
William Simmons Esquire
[Enclosure wrapper leaf, very faded and largely illegible:]
[Left margin docketing, written at angle:] [undecipherable: probable reading Sept. 22. 1797]
[Wrapper label text, rotated:] [undecipherable]
the United States
to Captain Geo Ingersoll Dr
To my Pay as Captain of Artillery & Engineers at 40 Dol. 6th
Dollars P Month from Jany 1st to Dec 31st 1795 } 480.
To my Subsistance from 1 Jany to Dec 31. 1795
as Capt of Artillery Engineers as P Acct. } 218.4
Boston February 10. 1796 Dis. 698.4
Errors Excepted Geo Ingersoll
Capt Artily & Engrs
[Enclosure wrapper label:]
Certificate of the Contractor
at Boston that Capt
Ingersoll drew no Rations
I Certify that the Price of the Ration as supplied at this Place was Eighteen Cents from 1st April to the 1st June, and from the first of June to the 1st September was Twenty Cents & from the 1st September, 1795 to the Present Time at Twenty five Cents. and I Certify that Captain George Ingersoll of the Corps of Artillery & Engineers has not drawn any Rations from me at any Time
Boston February 10. 1796
Isaiah Doane
Contractor
[Enclosure wrapper label:]
Capt Geos Ingersoll's
drawing Subsistence
from 1 Jany to 31 Decr 95
The United States
to Captain George Ingersoll Dr
[Tabular account, columns: Commencement Subsistance | Expiration Subsistance | N. Days | Rations | Totals Rations | Price where Due | [rate] | Dls | Cents]
Jany 1st 1795 | March 31. 95 | 90 | 3 | 270 | Philadelphia | 14 2/9 | 38 | 40
Aprl 1st 95 | May 31. 95 | 61 | 3 | 183 | Boston | 18. | 32 | 94
June 1st 95 | Augt 31. 95 | 92 | 3 | 276 | Boston | 20 | 55 | 20
Sept 1. 95 | Decr 31. 95 | 122 | 3 | 366 | Boston | 25 | 91 | 50
— | — | 365 | 3 | 1095 | — | — | 218 | 4
I Certify that the above is a true State of Subsistance due to
from the United States on the 31st of December 1795 and
that I have Received no Compensation during the Above time
Boston February 10th 1796 —
218.4 Geo. Ingersoll
errors excepted. Capt. Arty & Engrs
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Ledger-like account of Ingersoll's pay and subsistence for 1795.
Date
02/10/1796
Author
Sent from
Boston
Document number
1796021090401
Page start
5
Note
Enclosed in Ingersoll to Simmons, 02/06/1796.
Notable persons
Captain George Ingersoll
Artillery and Engineers
Notable locations
Boston
Notable items
pay
subsistence

