Pay of Army recruits
Document 1796Requests to know if recruits have been paid.
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Capt Pattesons for · · · · · · · · 460 26/ 9d
Augustus De Grafes · · · · · · · 227 48
Do · · · 607 74/ amounting to Six hundred & eighty seven Dollars &76 Cents which
Sum will be entered to your Credit on the Books of this Office—
I am &c
William Simmons
Monsr C. G. Haudrie — Department of War
Accountants Office
Sir May 24th 1796
Your letter of the 9th inst to Saml Hodgdon
Esqr together with Sundry Vouchers for Store Rent has been handed to
me, since which I have had all your Accounts and Vouchers Examined
and stated, and after Crediting you for the Amt. of said Vouchers there
appears a balance against you of 274 72/100 for which you are held
accountable on the Books of this Office — A Statement thereof and an
Abstract of the inadmissable charges you will receive enclosed—
I am &c
William Simmons —
Capt Jacob Slough Department of War
Accountants Office
Sir May 26, 1794
I have to Request that you will have the
Bonds signed as was intended by Matthias Slough, Senr that
I may be enabled to Report the same to the Secretary of War
I am &c
William Simmons —
Mr B. Groves Esqr Department of War
Accountants Office
Sir May 26, 1796—
I Received your letter inclosing one
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Requests to know if recruits have been paid.
Date
05/19/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Dept. of War Accountants Office
Document number
1796051921355
Page start
73
Notable persons
Captain Jacob Slough
William Simmons
recruits
Notable locations
Dept. of War Accountants Office
Mud Island Fort
Notable items
receipts
pay
credit

