Pay and Forage of the Troops, Etc.
Document 1796A statement of the amount of pay and forage of the troops stationed and cantoned at Greeneville and its dependencies, Forts Steuben, Knox, and Mesac for January through September 1795. Included is the amount of pay transmitted to headquarters by the Accountant of the Department of War.
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[Caldwiran · received [at] St. [undecipherable] Augy [undecipherable] 1796]
Greeneville, March 8th 1796
Sir
I enclose to you the duplicate of a Statement directed by General Wilkinson, exhibiting the deficiency in the estimates of the army pay for 1795. and request that the balance therein stated of 18,033. dollars may be provided for as soon as is convenient.
I have to acknowledge the receipt of Your letter of the 25 January 1796. together with the accounts of Ensign s. Thomson & Peyton — the former, I understand is ordered to [undecipherable] — if so I shall return your letter for him.
I enclose herewith, a Sketch of the account, and the vouchers, of Captain Hartshorn deceased, agreeably to your request, also a Copy of My Receipt to Charles Hyde for the said papers—
I am very respectfully
Y[ou]r M[ost] ob[edien]t Serv[an]t
C. [undecipherable] Em[undecipherable]
M[r]. Simmons Esqr.
Acct. *Please to have the enclosed letter delivered—
I shall go to fort Washington in a day or two in quest of money for bies, at which time I intend to fend forward all my vouchers kept up to this days C. [undecipherable],
Greeneville, March 6. 1796.
A Precise Statement of the amount of the pay and forage of the Troops of the United States stationed at Greeneville and its dependancies, forts Steuben Knox and [undecipherable] for [undecipherable: furliced?] commencing on the 1st day of [undecipherable] and ending on the thirtieth day of September 1795 (both days included) taken from the Certificate original muster and pay Roles of the said Troops for the Period above mentioned — 1795
Dollars Cts.
Amount of the pay and forage of the General Staff..... 7,208.52
ditto Battalion of Artillery..... 10,173.28
ditto 1st Sub Legion..... 33,065.52
ditto 2d Sub Legion..... 22,372.39
ditto 3d Sub Legion..... 31,630.57
ditto 4th Sub Legion..... 33,617.49
ditto detachment at Fort Steuben..... 1,371.5
ditto detachment at Fort Knox..... 2,308.40
ditto detachment at Fort [undecipherable]..... 2,490.17 [Total:] [undecipherable]
The amount of the pay transmitted to head quarters by the accountant of the department [of war?] is as follows: Dollars
1795
May 6 Received by Cap[tain] Henry [undecipherable] pay for January & [undecipherable] 1795 28,872.—
July 15 Ditto by [undecipherable] M. [undecipherable] pay for March, April & May 43,308.—
Sep. 10 Ditto by Charles G. [undecipherable: Paterson?] pay for June & July 28,872.—
[undecipherable] 9 Ditto by [undecipherable] [undecipherable: Marple?] pay for August & September 28,872.—
[undecipherable] 28 Cash received by Major [undecipherable] [pay] for October 1795 14,436.—
Cash received on ditto [undecipherable] at Greeneville pursuant to the instructions of the Honorable Secretary of War of [the] 2d December 1795 and applied to the completion of the payment of the troops up to the 30 September 1795. 3,399. [Total:] [undecipherable]
From the above Statement it will appear that the Sum of [undecipherable] dollars intended for the pay of the troops for [undecipherable] 1795 and also the sum of 3399 [undecipherable] intended for the pay of the troops for [undecipherable] 1795 amounting to 18,033 dollars has been applied in completing the payment up to the 30 September 1795. Note. All further monies [undecipherable] in my hands which [were?] probably [undecipherable] upon at the accountants office has been drawn from me for the recruiting [undecipherable] for the Quarter master and [undecipherable] Generals department and [undecipherable] [undecipherable] in 1795.
Brig[adier] Gen[eral] James Wilkinson
Greeneville & Dependants
[undecipherable] Pay Master [undecipherable]
Type
Copy of Signed Document
Description
A statement of the amount of pay and forage of the troops stationed and cantoned at Greeneville and its dependencies, Forts Steuben, Knox, and Mesac for January through September 1795. Included is the amount of pay transmitted to headquarters by the Accountant of the Department of War.
Date
03/06/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Greenville
Document number
1796030690001
Page start
5
Note
Enclosed in Swan to Simmons, 03/08/1796.
Notable persons
James Wilkinson
Caleb Swan, Paymaster of the Troops
General Staff
Battalion of Artillery
1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Sub Legions
Henry DeButts
Tucker Woodson
Charles Anderson
Jonathan Haskell
Bezaliel Howe
Secretary of War [McHenry]
Notable locations
Greenville
Accountant's office
Quartermaster's department
Commissary General's department
Notable items
original muster
pay rolls
bills sold at Greeneville
payment of the troops
surplus monies
recruiting service

