Pay of Artillerists and Engineers
Document 1796Acknowledges receipt of pay roll for the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers. Money for the pay must await appointment of a temporary paymaster. Policy on the selection of the regimental quartermaster and paymaster.
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Accountants Office
July 20. 1794
Capt Saml Nicholson
Josh Boston
Sir
I Received your letter of the 15 Inst enclosing your Account for pay and Subsistence from April to 30th June 1794 ind: amounting to three hundred and thirty four Dollars 20c which sum you will accordingly receive from Jonathan Jackson Dept Supervisor for the district of Boston, giving your Duplicate receipts to him for the same —
I am &c
Peter Hagner Pr Clk
Nicholas Fish Esqr
Supervisor New York —
Accountants Office
July 21. 1794
Sir I have received your letter of the 8th Inst enclosing the following receipts Vizt
James Harris's for 115 Dollars
Alexander Wilcox — 112 —
Major J. Mc Edwards 165
Silas Talbot's — — — 334,20 —
726,20
Amounting in the whole to seven hundred twenty six Dollars and twenty Cents which will be passed to your Cr accordingly on the Books of this Office — The amount of your account of Commissions has been forwarded by the Treasurer —
I am &c
Peter Hagner
Prime Clk
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Acknowledges receipt of pay roll for the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers. Money for the pay must await appointment of a temporary paymaster. Policy on the selection of the regimental quartermaster and paymaster.
Date
07/16/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Dept. of War Accountants Office
Document number
1796071621255
Page start
140
Notable persons
Lieutenant Colonel Stephen Rochefontaine
Peter Hagner
Freeman
Fleming
Corps of Artillerists and Engineers
temporary paymaster
regimental quartermaster
Nehemiah Freeman
subaltern of regiment
cadets
clerk
Notable locations
West Point
Dept. of War Accountants Office
New York
Notable items
pay roll
money
inspection returns

