Settlement of officers' accounts
Document 1796Simmons requests that Rochefontaine direct the officers at West Point to settle their accounts with the War Department, especially before the officers go "on command" (duty with their units at other Army posts). Cited in Rochefontaine to Simmons, 10/16/1796.
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Lieut Jonathan Robeson
Baltimore
Accountants Office
Oct 8th 1796
Sir
I recd your letter of the 5th inst inclosing the rects of yourself & men for August 1796 amounting to One Hundred Dollars 00/100 which has been examined & will be passed to your credit on the Books of this Office.
I am &c
Wm Simmons
Acct
Mr J. G. L. Schenck
Accountants Office
Oct 8th 1796
Sir
Herewith you will receive through the recommendation of Gov. [undecipherable], the sum of four hundred seven Dollars 00/100 with which you stand charged on the Books of this Office being on Account of Captain William [undecipherable] at [undecipherable] North Carolina for the Pay of himself & Recruits to 31st August 1796, which sum you will be pleased to pay to him taking his duplicate receipts to be forwarded to this Office by different posts, that you may be credited for the same — The enclosed letter to Capt [undecipherable] you will please to deliver
I am &c
Wm Simmons
Acct
The Secy of War
Accountants Office
Oct 10th 1796
Sir
The account of Capt Danl Britt as Pay Master of the 1st U.S. [undecipherable] has been examined & after crediting him for his pay &c up to the 1st [undecipherable] there is a balance against him on said account of Dolls 93800/100, there is also due from him to absentees of the Corps of Artillery &c [undecipherable] out of the Money recd by him for their pay for the Month of May 1796 the sum of 90 Doll making in all the sum of 1048 [undecipherable]/100 for which you will please to give the necessary directions to have refunded.
I am &c
Wm Simmons
Acct
Lieut Wm Willson
Governors Island
New York
Accountants Office
Oct 10th 1796
Sir
I received your letter of the [undecipherable] inst enclosing the receipt Roll of yourself & men for September 1796 amounting to One Hundred thirty[undecipherable]
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Simmons requests that Rochefontaine direct the officers at West Point to settle their accounts with the War Department, especially before the officers go "on command" (duty with their units at other Army posts). Cited in Rochefontaine to Simmons, 10/16/1796.
Date
10/05/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1796100521455
Page start
218
Note
Cited in Rochefuntaine to Simmons, 10/16/1796.
Notable persons
Stephen Rochefontaine
William Simmons
Captain Thompson
Lieutenant Dayton
officers
soldiers
paymaster
Notable locations
West Point, New York
Accountants Office
Notable items
arrears of bounty
settlement
vouchers
account
balance

