Request for Order to Pay Recruits
Document 1796Recruits impatient due to not receiving pay owed them. Col. Butler assured Martin that pay would arrive shortly, but it had not so Martin requested order to pay troops as soon as possible.
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Fort Le Boeuf April 20th 1796
Sir I have enclosed my Recruiting Account, together with my Vouchers and my Account Current, all of wich I hope will be to your satisfaction. I have also transmited an Account of the Men of my detachment intitled to the four dollars remainder of the Bounty, wich should have been paid to them before this time as Colol Butler had still given me hopes it would have been forwarded to me, and the Recruits has been very impatient in not receiving it before this time. I should be much Obligd to you Sir to give your Order respecting this as soon as possible.
I Am Sir
Yours Most Obdt humble Servant
Charles Martin Lt
2d Sub Legion
[Mr Simmons Accountant]
[Mrs Jeffn Simmons Accountant]
[Charles Martin recg Accounts Genl Boudy [undecipherable: probable reading]]
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Recruits impatient due to not receiving pay owed them. Col. Butler assured Martin that pay would arrive shortly, but it had not so Martin requested order to pay troops as soon as possible.
Date
04/20/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Fort Le Boeuf
Document number
1796042070001
Page start
1
Note
Cited in Simmons to Martin 05/06/1796
Notable persons
William Simmons
Charles Martin
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Fort Le Boeuf

