Pay for Army troops in Georgia
Document 1796Notifies Freeman that his estimate for "militia services" has been forwarded to the Secretary of War and that the pay for the Army troops in Freeman's "quarter" will be forwarded "without delay" as the money is received from the Secretary of the Treasury
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is no new one at this Office notwithstanding it May appear the contrary to you —
You was charged with the Recruiting Money — Received from Ensign Thompson because he charged it in his Account & sent forward vouchers to account for part of it in your Name those vouchers have been admitted to your Credit, & your Acct balanced agreeably thereto — The premiums of the Deserters was allowed to you on a uniform rule which then prevailed in the Office to wit when Deserters were long enough in Service for their pay to cover the Premiums it was allowed to the Officers, and the premium for Lowman was deducted from the Account because he was Returned unfit for Service.
From the foregoing you will not hesitate to pay the balance of your Account to the Paymaster Genl which after deducting from the former balance the amount of George Dougherty's Bounty & Premium leaves Seventy Nine Dollars 10/100 due the United States —
The Balance of Bounty due to yours & Ens Thompson Recruits will be paid by the Pay Masters —
I am &c
Wm Simmons
Constant Freeman Esqr
Savannah
Georgia
Sir
Department of War
Accountants Office
June 10. 1794 —
I have delivered the Estimates forwarded by you for Militia services to the Secretary of War; And have also Rendered an Estimate of the Pay Subsistence & forage of the Army in your Quarter to the first of the present Month amounting to 10,200 Ds which has been Requested from the Secretary of the Treasury but it has as yet not come to hand when it does the Money
will be forwarded to you without Delay, the Necessity for the Army's being no longer in arrears than two Months will appear by the Act of Congress of 7 June 1794 an extract whereof you have herewith —
You will therefore make arrangements in such manner as to forward the Estimates of the Troops in time, that the Money may be gotten agreeably to that act
Your attention on this head is highly necessary —
I am &c
William Simmons —
Accountants Office —
June 11. 1794 —
Isaac Craig Esqr
Pittsburg
Sir
I Received your letter of the 3d Inst enclosing an account current by which there appears a Balance in your hands of 630 Ds which will be examined and if found right will be entered accordingly
I have Rendered to the Secretary of War an Estimate of the Pay Subsistence & forage of the Troops at the different posts of the Ohio for the Months of March, April & May 1794 Deducting therefrom the 630 Ds in your hands leaves a Balance of 3,390 [undecipherable] Ds which Sum will be Remitted to you as early as the State of the Treasury will admit —
Blank Muster and Pay Rolls were forwarded by last post
I am &c.
Wm Simmons —
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Notifies Freeman that his estimate for "militia services" has been forwarded to the Secretary of War and that the pay for the Army troops in Freeman's "quarter" will be forwarded "without delay" as the money is received from the Secretary of the Treasury
Date
06/10/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Dept. of War Accountants Office
Document number
1796061021355
Page start
97
Notable persons
Constant Freeman
William Simmons
army troops
Secretary Treasury
militia
Secretary of War
Notable locations
Savannah, Georgia
Dept. of War Accountants Office
Notable items
estimate
pay
money

