Credit to Geddes' Account
Document 1796Acknowledges receipt of Geddes' "receipt roll" and notifies Geddes that the sum will placed to his credit on the books of the War Department Accountant's Office
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Capt Horatio V. Dayton
Governors Island
New York —
Department of War
Accountants office
May 14— 1796—
Sir
I have received your Letter of the 4th Instant enclosing your muster and pay Roll for April which cannot be acted on at present, not knowing from whose Company— Rex Yorts joined, you are therefore pleased to inform from what Company he joined, and any other Circumstances which may throw light on the causes of his Arrears of pay
I am &c
William Simmons
Lieut Coll Stephen Rochefontaine
West point —
Department of War
Accountants Office
May 14— 1796—
Sir
That the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers may not be in Arrears for their pay, it should be now be taken to have the Men Mustered — you will therefore have a Muster and pay Roll made out for the Month of April and transmit the same to this office, in the mean time steps will be taken to pay the Corps previous to any of the Men leaving West point —
I am &c
William Simmons
Nathanl Gorham Esqr
Supervisor Boston —
Department of War
Accountants Office
May 16— 1796
Sir
I herewith [undecipherable] your Letter of the 11th Inst inclosing the Receipt of Capt George Ingersoll for three hundred Dollars —
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Acknowledges receipt of Geddes' "receipt roll" and notifies Geddes that the sum will placed to his credit on the books of the War Department Accountant's Office
Date
05/04/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Dept. of War Accountants Office
Document number
1796050421055
Page start
56
Notable persons
Lieutenant Simon Geddis
William Simmons
Notable locations
Dept. of War Accountants Office
Governor's Island New York
Notable items
receipt roll
credit
books

