Pay of Sergeant Hedges' Detachment at Fort Norfolk
Document 1796Notifies Graves that Edward Carrington will deliver him a sum of money for the pay of Sergeant Hedges and his detachment of artillerists and engineers at Fort Norfolk
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James Morphie Esqr
Charleston
So Carolina
Department of War
Accountants Office
April 1. 1794
Sir
I Received your Letter of the 1st Ulto and the Duplicate thereof by the same Post —
Your Account for pay will be attended to in time for the next Post.
I am &c
William Simmons
Danl Stevens Esqr
Purveyor
Charleston So Carolina
Department of War
Accountants Office
1 April 1794
Sir
I Received your Letters of the 8. 9 & 11 Ulto the first enclosing the following receipts Vizt
Comissd Freemans for 23,505, 9
Do...............2,000—
Do...............3,115, 51
Do...............700—
amounting to Twenty eight Thousand three hundred and twenty Dollars & 60 Cents — The last enclosing a receipt of Ensn Robert Farrow for Capt Michl Hutchinson amounting to Seven hundred and forty four Dollars two which sums will be passed to your Credit on the Books of this Office.
I am &c
William Simmons
Peter Kinder, Esqr
Supt Connecticut
Department of War
Accountants Office
Apr 2. 1794
Sir
I have to acknowledge the Receipt of your Letter of the 25 Ulto enclosing Capt Edward Massey's receipt for Two hundred and thirty five Dollars and forty five Cents which sum will be passed to your Credit on the Books of this Office.
I am &c
William Simmons
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Notifies Graves that Edward Carrington will deliver him a sum of money for the pay of Sergeant Hedges and his detachment of artillerists and engineers at Fort Norfolk
Date
03/16/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Dept. of War Accountants Office
Document number
1796031621955
Page start
16
Notable persons
William Graves
William Simmons
Edward Carrington
supervisor Richmond Virginia
artillerists and engineers
detachment
Sergeant Robert Hedges
Notable locations
Norfolk, Virginia
Dept. of War Accountants Office
Notable items
receipt rolls
pay

