Pay of Army recruits
Document 1796Requests to know if recruits have been paid.
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Capt Jacob Houghe — Department of War
Accountants office
May 19 - 1794
Sir
I wish to be informed if the Men that have been Inlisted by you and are at Muddy Island fort have Received their full bounty; if they have you will please forward their Receipts to this Office without Delay & the same Shall be passed to your Credit. I am &c.
William Simmons —
George Fleming Esqr Department of War
West Point — Accountants Office
May 20 - 1794 —
Sir
As your Accounts for fire Wood are to be settled at the Treasury, you will also receive payment from that Quarter, I would therefore recommend that you draw a Bill on the Secretary of the Treasury for two thousand Dollars to remit —
replace the sum remitted you from this Department for the Purchase of Wood which Sum you may there apply to Items of expenditure proper to be settled here. You having appropriated the sum received from this Office to that purpose.
I am &c —
William Simmons
Samuel Meredith Esqr Department of War
Treasurer of the U.S. Accountants Office,
May 20th 1794
Sir
Inclosed is a receipt of John Habersham
Collector of the Customs for Savannah in the State of Georgia amo[unt
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


