William Polk's compensation
Document 1796William Polk is to transmit his account for compensation for acting as War Department agent to the War Dept. Accountant's office.
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The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of Thirty Dollars which you will please pay to James Triplett Cadet at Norfolk being for the pay of himself & men for the months of June 1796 for which Sum, please take Duplicate receipts to be accountable for the due application thereof.
I am with Respect &c
Peter Hagner pr Cte
James Triplett Cadet Department of War
Norfolk Accountants Office,
Virginia July 7. 1796 —
Sir
Your letter of the 3d Inst. —
enclosing your Musters and pay role for the last months, and your Receipt role for May I have received. The Receipt Role has been examined, and the amount thereof will be passed to your credit — The pay role has also been examined amounting to 30 Dollars which Sum you will receive from Edward — Carrington Esqr & for which you will give him Duplicate Receipts to be accountable for the Disbursement thereof, agreeably to the enclosed Receipt Role—
I am &c
In the absence of the Acct.
Peter Hagner pr Cte
William Polk Esqrs Accountants Office
Supervisor July 8th 1796
North Carolina
Sir
In the absence of the Accountant The Secy of War handed me your Letter of the 17th Ulto relative to the Compensation of Supervisors for receiving and paying monies from this Department. In answer thereto I have to inform you that you will please to state your account therefor and transmit the same to this Office, — when received an examination will take place and the amount due remitted to you
I am &c
Peter Hagner —
pt Cte
Mr George Claghorn Department of War
Naval Constructor Accountants Office,
Boston July 8. 1796
Sir
I received your letter of the — 4th Instt enclosing your Account for Salary from 1st April to 30th June 1796 — The remittances cannot at present take place owing to no Supervisor having yet been appointed for the District of Boston — In the mean time however if you will draw an order for the Amount of your Account it will be paid
I am &c
In the absence of the Acct.
Peter Hagner pr Cte
Captn Edwd S. Miller, Accountants Office
Middletown July 9th 1795
Connecticut
Sir,
I received your letter of the 27th Instant, together with the receipts for Bounty paid by you amounting to 160 Dolls leaving a balance in your hands on that account of 16 Dollars which sum is carried to your debit in your General account — The pay for yourself and the men you have taken with you to — Middletown will be forwarded as you have requested by the
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
William Polk is to transmit his account for compensation for acting as War Department agent to the War Dept. Accountant's office.
Date
07/08/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Dept. of War Accountatns Office
Document number
1796070821255
Page start
131
Notable persons
William Polk
Peter Hagner
supervisor North Carolina
accountant
secretary of war
Notable locations
North Carolina
Dept. of War Accountants Office
Notable items
compensation
monies

