Claim for cleaning arms
Document 1796Requests that Hodgdon certify a claim from the cleaning of "French arms with sand."
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men for April 1st August 1 they for July & August: I have to request you will explain in what manner this pay has been remitted in the preceding monthly. In the pay Roll the inlistment of several are [blank], a list is inclosed of the time they enlisted for your government and that it may be inserted in the next pay Roll. Agreeably to your request I have forwarded you blank, muster Rolls. I am &c.
Wm Simmons
Capt William Littlefield Accountants Office.
in the corps of A.I.G. Albany Sept.r 25th 1796
Sir!
I have received your letter of the 20th inst: and noted the contents agreeably to your request. I have transmitted your pay for the month of August to the pay Master at West Point & shall forward the pay for September & October to him likewise as it becomes due.
I have transmitted the pay of the Detachment under your command to Lt Manning T. Pitcher: having made out the Pay Roll of the Infantry and about to transmit the amount concluded it most adviseable to include the Artillery and place the amount in his hands. I am &c.
Wm Simmons
C S Pourcherese Accountants Office
Springfield Sept.r 27th 1796
Sir!
I received your letter of the 22nd inst: enclosing your account for compensation as Assistant Store keeper, from 1st May to 30th September 1796 inclusive amounting to one hundred & fifty Dollars which sum you will receive from Jonathan Jackson Esqr Supervisor Boston, on giving him duplicate receipts for the same. I am &c.
Wm Simmons
Jonathan Jackson Esqr Accountants Office
Supervisor Boston Sept.r 27.th 1796
Sir!
The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of one hundred & fifty Dollars which you will please to pay to C S Pourcherese Assistant Storekeeper at Springfield being for his compensation from 1st May to 30th September 1796 inclusive and take his duplicate receipts for the same. I am &c.
Wm Simmons
&c.
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Requests that Hodgdon certify a claim from the cleaning of "French arms with sand."
Date
09/21/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1796092121255
Page start
202
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
William Simmons
Joseph Cranch
superintendent military stores
Major Hodgdon
Notable locations
Accountants Office
Notable items
French arms
sand
weapon cleaning
contract
account
certify

