A sergeant's claim for arrears of pay
Document 1796Requests that Lieutenant John McCleary send in his accounts and vouchers from the 2nd Sub Legion to facilitate the payment of a discharged sergeant's claim for arrears of pay.
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Mr Isaac Craig Department of War
Accountants Office
Sir 6 June 1796 —
Since my last to you dated the 14 Inst I have had your Accounts (which accompanied your letter of the twenty seventh ulti—) examined and find the amount to your Credit thereon to be 20.44ths Drs which is 36 Drs less than the sum charged, owing to an error discovered on the examination in the additions of Capt John Crawford's Pay Role for the month of February 1794 —
I am &
William Simmons —
[Cancelled]
Mr James Fristatt Department of War
Fort Norfolk Accountants Office
Virginia June 8. 1796
Sir
Edwd Carrington Dept Supervisor will pay you the sum of Thirty Dollars for the pay of yourself and Men for the Month of May 1796 for which sum you will sign Duplicate Receipts to be accountable for the use application thereof, agreeably to the enclosedescript fully
I am &
Wm Simmons —
Edwards Carrington Esqr Department of War
Supervisor Accountants Office
Virginia June 8. 1796
Sir The Treasury of the United States will remit to you the sum of Thirty Dollars which you will please to pay to James Fristatt tended at Norfolk being for the pay of himself and the Men under his Command for the Month of May 1796 for which sum he will sign duplicate Receipts to be accountable for the use application thereof
I am &
Wm Simmons —
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy, in hand of author
Description
Requests that Lieutenant John McCleary send in his accounts and vouchers from the 2nd Sub Legion to facilitate the payment of a discharged sergeant's claim for arrears of pay.
Date
06/03/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Dept. of War Accountants Office
Document number
1796060321755
Page start
86
Notable persons
John McCleary
William Simmons
paymaster
2nd Sub Legion
Sergeant William Booth
Captain Shaylor
Major Buell
Notable locations
Dept. of War Accountants Office
Notable items
discharge
arrears in pay
accounts
vouchers
settlement

