Pay for Captain Miller and his men
Document 1796Notification that he will receive the money for his pay and the pay of his men from John Chester, federal supervisor in Connecticut.
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& twenty eight Dollars 60/100 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. t Manning S. Visscher
West Point
New York
Sir
[Accountants Office
August 19th 179—]
I received your letter of the 13th inc 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 Colo Mentges and the amount found due being four hundred & ten dollars 22/100 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.
Supr New York
Sir
[Accountants Office
Aug. 19th 1796]
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. Visscher 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
Asst.
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Notification that he will receive the money for his pay and the pay of his men from John Chester, federal supervisor in Connecticut.
Date
08/16/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1796081621555
Page start
172
Notable persons
Captain Edward Miller
William Simmons
John Chester
supervisor Connecticut
Lieutenant Bissell
Notable locations
Middletown, Connecticut
Accountants Office
Notable items
receipts
pay
disbursement

