Pay of Captain Miller's Men
Document 1796Treasurer to remit a sum of money to Chester who is to pay it to Captain Miller at Middletown for the pay of Miller and his men
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[Jo]shua Wentworth Esqr.
Supt. New Hampshire
Department of War
Accountant's Office
March 14th 179[6]
Sir
Your letter of the 4th Instant enclosing your Receipts for 59 45/100 dollars I have received which will be [strikethrough: passed to your Credit] entered accordingly on the Books of this Office. —
Sam Sir &c.—
William Simmons—
Samuel Meredith Esquire
Treasurer of the U.S.—
Department of War
Accountant's Office
March 14th 1796.
Sir
Enclosed is a Receipt of John Habersham Collector of the Customs for Savannah in the State of Georgia amounting to one hundred and ten Dollars also a Warrant for that sum, being for the Incidental & Contingent expences of this Department to which the Receipt is to be annexed agreeably to the request of the Comptroller of the Treasury.—
Sam Sir &c.—
William Simmons
John Chester Supt.
Weathersfield
Connectt.
Department of War
Accountant's Office
March 14th 1796.
Sir
The Treasurer will remit you the sum of 235 45/100 dollars which please pay to Capt. Edward Miller at Middletown being for the pay of himself and men for the Months of January and February 1796 for which sum you will please take his Receipts to be accountable for the due application thereof.—
Sam Sir &c—
William Simmons—
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Treasurer to remit a sum of money to Chester who is to pay it to Captain Miller at Middletown for the pay of Miller and his men
Date
03/14/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Dept. of War Accountants Office
Document number
1796031421455
Page start
11
Notable persons
John Chester
William Simmons
Captain Edward Miller
treasurer
supervisor
Notable locations
Weathersfield, Connecticut
Dept. of War Accountants Office
Middletown
Notable items
pay
receipts

