Accounting and pay issues for Georgia
Document 1796Discusses unauthorized militia services, examination of Freeman's "account current," information required to ascertain the enlistment dates of certain soldiers, Captain Dickinson's accounts, and the accounts of Ensign McCall. Notification that that the Secretary of war has issued a warrant for the pay of the troops in Georgia and reminds Freeman that the "utmost dispatch" is required in the pay of the troops to comply with the directions of Congress
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Daniel Stevens 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 Lieutt Collo Henry Gaither, for the months of June, July & August 1795 which sum you will pay to Constant Freeman Esqr [undecipherable: probable reading "a us"] 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.
I am &c
Wm Simmons
Acu
Constant Freeman Esqr
Georgia
Accountants Office
Septr 23d 1795
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 Captns 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 Inlistments of those men who you could not ascertain I have after a long search been unable to find, except Daniel Gaskill of Captn Mc Eaton's Coy who inlisted with Lieuta Cox 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 Dickinson'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 Ensr Mc Call mentioned in your letter have been received & will in turn meet an examination.
Your estimate for the months of June & July of the regular Troops in Georgia has been handed to the Secy of War who after adding one months pay & forage thereto so as to compleat their pay to the first of the present month, and the pay of Mr Witney to the same day has issued a Warrant for Six thousand four hundred & fifty three Dollars the amount thereof which will be by this days post transmitted to Daniel Stevens Supr Charleston Sa Carolina, there to remain as usual Subject to your orders. The utmost dispatch is necessary in obtaining this money and in making the payments to the Troops, so as to be in time agreeably to the act of Congress [undecipherable] mentioned to you on this subject. Mr Stevens 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 Collo Gaither at St Mary's.
I am &c
Wm Simmons
Collo Henry Gaither
St Mary's
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 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.
I am &c
Wm Simmons
Caleb Swan Esqr
Accountants Office
Septr 23d 1796
Sir!
I wrote you last on the 16th inst to the contents of which you are requested to attend. Agreeably to what I wrote you on the 3d inst. relative to the accounts of Lt Bunter — 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
Discusses unauthorized militia services, examination of Freeman's "account current," information required to ascertain the enlistment dates of certain soldiers, Captain Dickinson's accounts, and the accounts of Ensign McCall. Notification that that the Secretary of war has issued a warrant for the pay of the troops in Georgia and reminds Freeman that the "utmost dispatch" is required in the pay of the troops to comply with the directions of Congress
Date
09/23/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1796092321355
Page start
203
Notable persons
Constant Freeman
William Simmons
militia
Captain Dickinson
Ensign McCall
Secretary of War
Congress
troops
Captain Tinsley
Captain Eaton
officers
troops in Georgia
Daniel Stevens
supervisor Charleston South Carolina
Lieutenant Colonel Gaither
Daniel Gaskill
Notable locations
Georgia
Accountants Office
St. Marys
Notable items
receipts
account
examination
enlistment
warrant
muster
payrolls
pay
forage


