Payroll matters
Document 1796Acknowledges receipt of Craig's letter of 27 May and discusses matters regarding a payroll. Sends blank muster and pay rolls and a copy of an Act of Congress relating to military organization
100%
⇣No human transcription currently available for this document.
This transcription was generated by machine using Anthropic's Claude Code (a mix of sonnet and opus models). It may contain errors or inaccuracies. Please verify against the document image. Learn more about our generative AI methodology.
Isaac Craig Esq
Pittsburg —
Department of War
Accountants Office
June 4th 1794 —
Sir
I received your letter of the 27th ulto — together with its accompaniments which the pressure of business at present prevents an examination but by the next post I will inform you of the amount passed to your Credit. — The errors in the rolls of Capt Crawfords are in those for the Months of May June & July 1793 — which you charged at 1016 33/100 and the Rec.t on the pay rolls are for 1016 13/100 difference 20 Cts and in those for Nov.r & December 1794 you charge 563 3/100 and the amount of Receipts is 559 20/100 difference 4 3/100 this you will find to be the case on an examination of the pay Rolls —
Agreeably to your request Blank Muster & pay Rolls will accompany this — For your government I enclose you the act of Congress passed 30 May for ascertaining and fixing the Military Establishment of the United States
I am &c
Wm Simmons
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Acknowledges receipt of Craig's letter of 27 May and discusses matters regarding a payroll. Sends blank muster and pay rolls and a copy of an Act of Congress relating to military organization
Date
06/04/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Dept. Accountants Office
Document number
1796060421555
Page start
90
Note
Cited in Craig to Simmons, 06/10/1796. Cited in Simmons to Craig 06/06/1796
Notable persons
Isaac Craig
William Simmons
Captain Crawford
Notable locations
Pittsburg
War Dept. Accountants Office
Notable items
payroll
muster
Act of Congress
military organization

