Pay of Captain Miller's men
Document 1796Directs Chester to pay Captain Edward Miller the money for the pay of Miller and his men for July.
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& twenty eight Dollars 90/100 being for the pay, Subsistence & Forage of the Corps of Artillerists & Engineers at West Point for the month of July 1796 which sum you will pay to him and take his duplicate Receipts therefor to be accountable for the due application thereof.
I am &c
Wm Simmons agt
Lieut. Manning S. Vischer Accountants Office
West Point August 19th 179[undecipherable]
New York
Sir
I received your letter of the 13th inst. enclosing a Muster Rolls for the month of June & Pay Roll for May, & July 1796. The pay Roll has been compared with the Muster Roll forwarded by Col. Mentges and the amount found due being four hundred & ten dollars 00/100 you will receive from Nicholas Fish Supervisor New York for which sum you will be held accountable for the due application of the same agreeably to the enclosed Receipt Roll.
Thomas Fisher enlisted 13th April 1796 & was paid by Captain Miller to the end of that month, consequently his pay commences on the 1st of May. John Kelleys pay for the month of April was stopt, as he was in confinement for repeated Desertions. I am &c.
Wm Simmons
Nicholas Fish Esqr Accountants Office
Sup. of New York Aug 19th 179[undecipherable]
Sir
The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of four hundred ten Dollars 22/100 which you will please to pay to Lieut. Manning S. Vischer being for the pay of himself & men for the months of May June & July 1796, and you will take his duplicate receipts for the same to be accountable for the due application thereof.
I am &c
Wm Simmons
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Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Directs Chester to pay Captain Edward Miller the money for the pay of Miller and his men for July.
Date
08/16/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1796081621455
Page start
172
Notable persons
John Chester
William Simmons
supervisor Connecticut
Captain Edward Miller
Notable locations
Connecticut
Accountants Office
Middletown
Notable items
pay
receipt

