Pay of Triplett and his men
Document 1796Directs Carrington to pay Cadet James Triplett and his men at Norfolk their pay for June
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examined amounting to one hundred & twelve Dollars which sum you will receive from Nicholas Fish Esqr & for which you will give him duplicate Rects to be accountable for the Disbursement thereof agreeable to the enclosed Recd Bills. — I inclose you Blank Muster Pay & Recd Rolls, & in future you will please make out your own Recd Rolls
In answer to your question I have to inform you that the Contractor is not obliged to furnish you with money instead of your rations; If you dont wish to draw your rations you will receive pay therefor at the contract price from this Office, by stating your account and forwarding the Certificate of the Contractor, of the place where you are, that you drew no rations for the Periods charged. —
As regards the furnishing of wood, it does not properly come before this Office, but I would suppose that if the contract does not set forth that the Contractor is to furnish wood it of course becomes his duty so to do.
I am &c.
Peter Hagner
Prinl Clerk
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Nicholas Fish Esqr
Supervisor
New York
Department of War,
Accountants Office
July 11, 1795
Sir
The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of one hundred and twelve Dollars which you will please pay to Lieut William Willson at Governors Island being for pay of himself and men for the month of June 179[8?] for which sum he will sign duplicate receipts to be Accountable for the due application thereof.
I am &c.
In absence of the Accountant
Peter Hagner
Prinl Clk
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Directs Carrington to pay Cadet James Triplett and his men at Norfolk their pay for June
Date
07/07/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1796070721455
Page start
130
Notable persons
Edward Carrington
Peter Hagner
Cadet James Triplett
supervisor Richmond Virginia
Treasurer
Notable locations
Richmond, Virginia
Accountants Office
Norfolk
Notable items
pay
receipts

