Pay for the Artillerists and Engineers and other matters
Document 1796Status of Freeman's account on the books of the War Department Accountant's office. Pay of the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers at West Point. Accounting issues. Transmits a receipt for advanced pay Simmons gave to an "artificer" in an Army company
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thereof. The Estimate has been made on as correct a plan, as was in my power & I expect you will have money enough to compleat to pay the Troops to the the Period contemplated.
For the pay of the authorized Militia I have to refer you to at present the Secy of Wars Letter. The state of the Treasury will not admit of a remittance on that Head. I am &c
Wm Simmons Acctt
[To] Daniel Stevens Esqr Accountants Office
Supervisor August 18th 1795
Charleston
S.C. Sir
The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of Ten thousand and one hundred & ninety one Dolrs 75/100, to be paid to Constant Freeman Esqr & being for the Pay, Subsistence and Forage of the troops in Georgia under the Command of Lieutt Coll Henry Gaither for the month of January, February, March April & May 1796, for which sum he will be held accountable on the receipt thereof; and he will give you his duplicate rect. accordingly.
I have to request that you will immediately on receipt of this Letter give information of the Remittance to Mr Freeman that he may be enabled to take Steps to receive the amount as early as possible. I am &c
Wm Simmons Act
Captn Alexander Thompson Accountants Office
West Point August 19th 1795
Sir
I have again to request that you will forward the receipt Rolls for payments to your Company as well as your Recruiting accounts & Vouchers to account for the monies charged to your account on the Books of this Office. This measure is the more necessary from the length of Time the money has been in your hands since your payments on those heads have ceased.
I am &c
Wm Simmons
Actt [seal]
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Status of Freeman's account on the books of the War Department Accountant's office. Pay of the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers at West Point. Accounting issues. Transmits a receipt for advanced pay Simmons gave to an "artificer" in an Army company
Date
08/13/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1796081321455
Page start
170
Notable persons
Lieutenant Nehemiah Freeman
William Simmons
Nicholas Fish
supervisor New York
David Stanton
Corps Artillerists and Engineers
Mr. Fleming
Daniel Galbraith
artificer
Captain Littlefield
Notable locations
West Point, New York
Accountants Office
Notable items
pay
forage
receipt roll
vouchers
examination
balance
credit
debit
books

