Pay of Captain Mitchell
Document 1796Direction for Chester to pay Captain Donald G. Mitchell, Corps of Artillerists and Engineers, his pay for the month of July.
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Lieut. Nehemiah Freeman
Tempy P. M.
West Point
Accountants Office
August 19th 179
Sir
I received your letter of the 15th Inst accompanied by the Pay Roll of the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers for the month of July which has been examined, and after making sundry Deductions therefrom amounts to Two Thousand four hundred & twenty eight Dollars 51/100 including Subsistence 165 50/100 agreeably to the enclosed List of differences which sums as usual will be remitted to Nicholas Fish Esqr Supr New York — You to be held accountable on the Receipt thereof.
I am &c
Wm Simmons Ad
Deductions
Major J Revardi — Pay to be settled in personal account having
received 3 mo. pay in advance . . . . . . . . . . 55.
Capt. Geo. Ingersoll . . . . . . . . . . do in personal 9. . 307. 10
Henry Clarke Private allowed but 7 Dollars Pay as
Serjt. . . . . . 5. 58 charged
[strikethrough: 5. 25 allowed]
diff — .3
Wm Kelley only allowed privates pay 5. 84 charged
4. — allowed
diff — 1. 85
Samuel Osburn Surg. Mate Pay charged from 1st of June — and did not accept before 7th of June. his pay will therefore only commence on that day . 72 charged
64. 30 allowed
diff. 7. 2[undecipherable]
Dr 371. 4[undecipherable]
Sum charged in Pay Roll 2633. 97
Allowed & remitted . . . 2262. 51
[underline: Diff 371. 46]
Subsistence 165 50/100 — Sent on — — — Total 2262. 5[undecipherable]
165. 5[undecipherable]
Examined
P. Hagner P. Clk.
[underline: 2425. 1[undecipherable]]
Nicholas Fish Esqr.
Supr New York } Sir
Accountants Office
August 19th 179
You will receive from the Treasurer of the United States the sum of Two Thousand four hund[red]
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Direction for Chester to pay Captain Donald G. Mitchell, Corps of Artillerists and Engineers, his pay for the month of July.
Date
08/13/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1796081321755
Page start
171
Notable persons
John Chester
William Simmons
Corps Artillerists and Engineers
supervisor Weathersfield Connecticut
Notable locations
Wethersfield, Connecticut
Accountants Office
Weathersfield
Notable items
duplicate receipt

