Rufus Putnam's accounts
Document 1796Acknowledges receipt of certificates from Putnam. Notifies Putnam that the final settlement of his accounts rests with the "heads of the department."
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Daniel Sterin, Esqr Accountants Office
Supervisor Septr 22d 1795
Charleston
St Carolina
Sir,
I have to inform you that the Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of six thousand four hundred & fifty three Dollars being for the pay & Forage of the regular Troops in Georgia, under the Command of Lieutt Coll Henry Gaither, for the months of June, July & August 1795 which sum you will pay to Constant Freeman Esqr and take his receipts to be accountable therefor; — You will give him the earliest information thereof on your receiving the money, as great dispatch is necessary in placing it in his hands to pay the Troops in time?
Samo
Wm Simmons
Aur
Constant Freeman Esqr Accountants Office
Georgia Septr 23d 1795
Sir!
I acknowledge the receipt your letter of the 17th Augt on the 16th inst when I promised more fully to answer it on a subsequent post day.
A decision on the unauthorized Militia Services I suppose will ultimately take place by Congress, nothing has been done in it since I last wrote you on the subject.
Your account Current has not yet been examined neither has Captn Tinsley's & Eaton's owing to the immediate press of Business preparing for the meeting of Congress, and which will continue for some time yet; as soon as possible they shall meet an examination and the result communicated to you.
A list of the dates of Inlistment of those men who you could not ascertain I have after a long search been unable to find, except Daniel Gaskill of Captn Wm Eaton's Coy who inlisted with Lieutt Cot 11th July 1794. To enable me to ascertain the others it will be necessary for you to send an account where they were inlisted & the Officers name who inlisted them — this information can be obtained from the men.
Capt Dickerson's accounts have not yet been examined but they shall be of the first [after the present hurry of business is over] that shall receive an examination.
The accounts of Bro Wm Ball mentioned in your letter have been received & will in turn meet an examination.
Your estimate for the months of June or July of the regular Troops in Georgia has been handed to the Secy of War who after allowing one monthly pay & Forage thereto as is a [undecipherable] their pay to the first of the present month, and the pay of Mr. Widney to the same day has found a Warrant for Six thousand four hundred & fifty three Dollars the amount thereof which will be by this day's post transmitted to Daniel Sterin, Supr Charleston St Carolina, there to remain as usual subject to your orders. The utmost dispatch is necessary in receiving this money and in making the payment to the Troops here is a d— honorably to the act of Congress lately mentioned to you on this subject. Mr. Sterin is directed to inform you immediately on the receipt thereof, that no time may be lost after he receives it. In the mean time as your Estimates arrive here, remittances will be made as you may direct.
The Blank Muster & Pay Rolls mentioned by you to be so much wanted are by this opportunity forwarded to Colt Gaither at St Mary's. Samo
Wm Simmons
Colt Henry Gaither Accountants Office
St Marys Sept 23, 95
Georgia
Sir,
Mr. Freeman having mentioned in his letter to me, the want of the blank Muster Pay Rolls in your Quarter, I herewith send two packages under cover to you that you may distribute them in such manner as is necessary if Mr. Freeman should be absent. Samo
Wm Simmons
Calab Swan Esqr Accountants Office
Septr 23rd 1795
Sir,
I wrote you last on the 16th inst to the content of which you are requested to attend. Agreeably to what I wrote you on the [undecipherable] not relative to the accounts of St Baxter they have been examined and the amount found due his Estate, exclusive of Subsistence which I cannot ascertain, is Three hundred & seventy eight Dollars & thirteen Cents
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Acknowledges receipt of certificates from Putnam. Notifies Putnam that the final settlement of his accounts rests with the "heads of the department."
Date
09/16/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1796091622255
Page start
198
Notable persons
Rufus Putnam
William Simmons
Colonel Sproat
Notable locations
Marietta
Accountants Office
Notable items
receipt
pay
subsistence
abstracts
certificates
examination
debit

