Pay to the Wife of an Officer
Document 1796Notifies Gorham that he will receive money to pay to Mrs. Greaton on the account of her husband's pay.
Nathl Gorham Esqr Supt Boston Department of War Accountants Office 21 May 1796 Sir The Treasurer of the United States will [undecipherable] you the fine of Ninety Dollars which you will [undecipherable] pay to Mrs Sally Greaton being on account of the pay of her Husband Capt Richd H Greaton for which sum please take duplicate [undecipherable] Capt Greaton to be recountable I am &c William Simmons
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[Continuation from preceding page:] You will please pay him and take his receipts for the same
I am &c
William Simmons
Lieut Horatio R. Dayton Department of War
At Governors Island Accountants Office,
May 21 1796
Sir,
You will receive of Nicholas Fish—
Supervisor New York, One hundred, seventy eight Dollars being
for the pay of yourself and the Men under your Command up
to the 30th April [undecipherable: probable reading "last"] inclusive for which sum you will please to
sign Duplicate Receipts and disburse it agreeably to the—
enclosed Receipt Note —
I am &c
William Simmons
Richard Harrison Esqr Department of War
Auditor of the Treasury Accountants Office,
May 31 1796—
Sir,
I have the Honor to transmit you—
herewith for examination at the Treasury, the Accounts of
the War Department for Settlements made at this Office in the
Quarter commencing the 1st Octr & ending the 31 Decr 1795—
and in the Quarter commencing the 1st Jany & ending 31 March
in the present Year—
I am &c
William Simmons—
Nathl Gorham Esqr Department of War
Supt. Boston— Accountants Office—
21 May 1796
Sir,
The Treasurer of the united States will transmit
you the sum of Ninety Dollars which you will please pay to—
Mrs Sally Greaton being on account of the pay of her Husband
Capt Richd H. Greaton for which sum please take Duplicate [Receipts]
Capt. Greaton to be accountable—
I am &c
William Simmons
Mrs Sally Greaton Department of War
Accountants Office,
Madame 21 May 1796
Agreeably to the request of the Secretary
of War you will receive from Nathaniel Gorham Esqr Supervisor
the sum of Ninety Dollars being on account of the pay of your
husband Capt Richd H. Greaton for which sum you will sign—
Duplicate Receipts
I am &c
William Simmons
Nicholas Fish Esqr Department of War
Supervisor New York Accountants Office,
May 24th 1796—
Sir,
I received your letter of the 23 Inst....
enclosing the following Receipts viz:
Major J.J.U. Rivardi's for . . . 165 Drs
George Flemings . . . . . . . . . 73
Lieut. Horatio R. Daytons . . . 170
Drs 416
amounting to four hundred and sixteen Dollars which sum will be
entered to your credit on the books of this Office—
I am &c
William Simmons
Dan Stevens Department of War
Charleston So Carolina Accountants Office
May 24, 1796
Sir,
I received your letter of the 9th Inst enclosing
the following Receipts viz:—
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Notifies Gorham that he will receive money to pay to Mrs. Greaton on the account of her husband's pay.
Date
05/21/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Dept. of War Accountants Office
Document number
1796052121755
Page start
76
Notable persons
Nathaniel Gorham
William Simmons
superintendent Boston
Treasurer
Mrs. Sally Greaton
Captain Richard H. Greaton
husband
Notable locations
Boston
Dept. of War Accountants Office
Notable items
pay
duplicate receipts


