Credit to Bissell's account
Document 1796"Pay and forage" of Dr. Balfour credited to Bissell and charged to Major Isaac Craig. Acknowledges receipt of receipt rolls that will be credited on the books of the War Department accountants office.
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Daniel Stevin, Esqr
Supervisor
Charleston
St. Carolina
Accountants Office
Septr 22d 1795
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 Lieuto Colt Henry Gaither, for the months of June, July & August 1796, 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.
Samoc
Wm Simmons
Aur
Constant Freeman Esqr
Georgia
Accountants Office
Septr 23d 1796
Sir!
I acknowledge the receipt [of] 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 Enlistment of those men who you could not ascertain I have after a long search been unable to find, except Daniel Gaskill of Capt No Wm Eaton's Coy who inlisted with Lieut Boy 11th July 1794. To enable me to ascertain the others it will be necessary for you to send an account when 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 Bror Wr Ball mentioned in your letter have been received & will in turn meet an examination.
Your estimate for the month of June or July of the regular Troops in Georgia has been handed to the Secy of War who after allowing one month's pay & Forage there as a [undecipherable] complaint their pay to the first of the present month, and the pay of Mr Witney 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 Stevin, 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 as a [undecipherable] is in [honor]ably to the act of Congress [undecipherable] as mentioned to you on this subject. Mr Stevin 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 to you to be so much wanted are by this opportunity forwarded to Colt Gaither at St. Mary's.
Samoc
Wm Simmons
Colt Henry Gaither
St. Marys
Georgia
Accountants Office
Sept. 23 95
Sir,
Mr Freeman having mentioned in his letter to me, the want of the blank Muster & Pay Rolls in your District, 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.
Saml [undecipherable]
Wm Simmons
Caleb Swan Esqr
Accountants Office
Septr 23d 1795
Sir,
I wrote you last on the 16th inst to the contents of which you are requested to attend. Agreably to what I wrote you on [undecipherable], I not relative to the accounts of [undecipherable: 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
"Pay and forage" of Dr. Balfour credited to Bissell and charged to Major Isaac Craig. Acknowledges receipt of receipt rolls that will be credited on the books of the War Department accountants office.
Date
09/16/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1796091622355
Page start
198
Notable persons
Captain Russell Bissell
William Simmons
Doctor Balfour
surgeon's mate
Major Isaac Craig
Notable locations
Presque Isle
Accountants Office
Notable items
receipt rolls
books
pay
forage
credit
examination

