Pay of Army Recruits at West Point
Document 1796Pay of Mitchell's enlistments and the "recruiting accounts" Simmons needs before he can pay the recruits at West Point. Also mentions receipts for bounties paid to recruits.
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Lieut Francis Geddes
Department of [W]
Accountants [O]
April 2 — [179]
Sir :
I received your letter of 25 Ult[undecipherable] to inform you that your pay must be included on the pa[undecipherable] with the Detachment under your command— You no Co[undecipherable] Received Instructions from Col: [undecipherable] to Muster Men Monthly, but lest you may be in want of pay and Rolls for that purpose I enclose you herewith some, Your Men are mustered— you are to make out a pay [undecipherable] forwards them to this Office, when Received they will [undecipherable] on without Delay.
I am &c
William Simmons[undecipherable]
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Pay of Mitchell's enlistments and the "recruiting accounts" Simmons needs before he can pay the recruits at West Point. Also mentions receipts for bounties paid to recruits.
Date
04/02/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Dept. of War Accountants Office
Document number
1796040221455
Page start
26
Notable persons
Captain Donald Mitchell
William Simmons
recruits
Nehemiah Freeman
Notable locations
West Point
Dept. of War Accountants Office
New York
Notable items
recruiting accounts
receipts
bounties
pay

