Martin's account, recruiting, and funds
Document 1796Discusses Martins account submitted to the War Department; recruiting accounts of several officers; and notifies Martin that Henry Miller will provide him with a sum of money.
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Henry Miller Esqr
Rept Pennsylvania
Department of War
Accountants Office,
May 14. 1796
Sir
The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of One hundred Dollars to be transmitted to Ensign Charles Martin, Commandant at Fort de Boeuf near [undecipherable] which sum you will please to transmit accordingly by taking his receipt to be accountable for the due application thereof which [undecipherable] is to be filed in this office. —
I am &c
William Simmons
Ensign Chas. Martin
Fort de Boeuf —
Department of War
Accountants Office,
May 14. 1796
Sir
Agreeably to what I wrote you the [undecipherable]
Your accounts have been under examination and the Balance due the United States is 322/100 Dr which differs from your [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] Dr and which is accounted for in manner stated in the enclosed Extract. The Bounty due to the recruits under your Command may be paid provided you are certain of the Money being due to those Men enlisted by Capt Price, Slough, and Lewis — Those Officers have not settled their Recruiting accounts, and consequently I have no documents to show they are entitled — I observe by the Statement of Bounty that William Convese is included, who appears to be [undecipherable: probable reading "discharged"] by Cole Butler — he in my opinion is not entitled
Henry Miller Esqr Rept of Penna will remit you the sum of One hundred Dollars agreeably to your Statement which sum you will receipt to him to be accountable — for the due application thereof
I am &c
William Simmons
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Discusses Martins account submitted to the War Department; recruiting accounts of several officers; and notifies Martin that Henry Miller will provide him with a sum of money.
Date
05/14/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Dept. of War Accountants Office
Document number
1796051421155
Page start
63
Note
Cited in Simmons to Martin 05/14/1796
Notable persons
Ensign Charles Martin
William Simmons
Captain Price
recruits
Captain Slough
Captain Lewis
officers
Colonel Butler
Henry Miller
supervisor Pennsylvania
Notable locations
Fort LeBoeuf
Dept. of War Accountants Office
Pennsylvania
Notable items
extract
bounty
examination
balance
recruiting accounts

