Credit to Bissell's account
Document 1796Notifies Bissell that any credit from his "receipt roll" will be placed to his account on the War Department books
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has been forwarded to the end of the last year: they have therefore 5 Months Pay to due them to the first of the present Month, which amounts to 10,200 Drs. If you are of opinion that this Sum or any part thereof should be forwarded by tomorrows post then will please to give me information thereof, that I may take the necessary steps to effect it. I have thought it necessary to take these steps in order that the Troops may be paid conformably to the Act of Congress of the 7 June 1794
I am &c
Estimate of One months pay subsistence and Forage of the Regular Troops in Georgia under the Command of Lieut Colo Henry Gaither taken from a Return for the Month of March —
1796 — Pay —
1 Lieut Colo ............... 75. Drs....... 75. Drs
1 Major ..................... 50 ——....... 50
5 Capts .................... 40 ——....... 200
5 Ensigns .................. 20 ——....... 100
2 Subt Mates .............. 30 ——....... 60
25 Sergts ................... 7 ——....... 175 —
10 Music ................... 5 ——....... 50
207 Privates ............... 4 —— 1148 1050 —
Subsistence of Officers
1 Lieut Colo 6 rations pr day 100 @ 12¾ CtsprRn — 22, 50.
1 Major 4 do — 120 @12½ — 15.
5 Captains 2 do — 450 Do — 56, 25
5 Ensigns 2 do 300 do — 37, 50
2 Surgns Mates 2 do 120 do — 15, — 146, 25
Forage of Officers —
1 Lieut Colo — 1 Mo. — @ 12Drs — 12 —
1 Major — 1 — ............ 10 10
2 Surgeon Mates 1 ......... 4 1R 34, —
2,030,25
Money has been forwarded to Mr Department of War
[undecipherable] to complete the payment Accountants Office
to the Troops to the 1 day of the present year— June 2. 1794
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Notifies Bissell that any credit from his "receipt roll" will be placed to his account on the War Department books
Date
06/04/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Dept. Accountants Office
Document number
1796060421444
Page start
89
Notable persons
Captain Russell Bissell
William Simmons
detachment
Notable locations
Presque Isle
War Dept. Accountants Office
Notable items
receipt roll
credit
books

