Recruiting account
Document 1796Lovell's recruiting account and expenses for marching two Army detachments from Boston to Rhode Island. Mentions expenses for pursuit of deserters.
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Four thousand, one hundred forty seven Dollars & seventy eight Cents; which sum will be entered to your Credit as usual: — also your % for receiving & paying monies from this Dep.t from 1st July to 1st Oct.r 1796 which will be examined and you informed thereof.
you will receive from the Treasurer of the United States the 101 Dollars for the pay of Lieut Wilson & Men for Sept.r 1796 by this days post, — the Warrant being mislaid in the Treasurer's Office is the reason of your not receiving.
I am &c
W. Simmons
Acct
John M. Lovell Lieut & Adjutant Accountants Office
West Point Oct.r 12.th 1796
New York
Sir
On examination of your recruiting account & expences in marching your & Lieut P. Hales Detachments from Boston to Rhode Island I find you have charged
15 D.rs for bounty paid Henry Joseph Kirby instead of 14 – deff. – 1
also for your own expences, & horse hire in pursuing deserters &c from Boston to Rhode Island, for vouchers N.o 42914 inadmissible 45.76
Amount D.rs 46.76
Charges of this kind made by an Officer have always been deemed inadmissible – The Balance due you is 37. 82/100 which will be paid to you on your order as you will be pleased to direct
I am &c
W.m Simmons
Acct.
Nicholas Fish Esq.r Accountants Office
Supervisor
New York
Sir
On examination of your account I find that receipts have not come forward for the following sums remitted you — If the receipts were forwarded they have either not come to hand or have been mislaid here – you will therefore please to send the duplicates to enable me to balance your account on the Books here
I am &c
W.m Simmons
Acct.
Warrants
N.o 957 – for D.rs 377.22 Feb.y 5th 1796 for which your rec.t is to be given; it being for a like sum paid by you for expences incurred by Henry Abell a Seneca Indian while in New York.
1121 – for 165 D.rs 21st April 1796 to be paid to J. U. Rivardi
1154 – for 73. 4th May – 96 to be paid to Capt Geo: Fleming
1212 – for 178. – 21st do. do. to Horatio R. Dayton
Amounting to D.rs 793 22/100
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Lovell's recruiting account and expenses for marching two Army detachments from Boston to Rhode Island. Mentions expenses for pursuit of deserters.
Date
10/12/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accounts Office
Document number
1796101221655
Page start
226
Notable persons
Lieutenant John M. Lovell
adjutant
William Simmons
Lieutenant Hale
detachments
deserters
Henry Joseph Kirby
Notable locations
West Point, New York
Accounts Office
Boston
Rhode Island
Notable items
horse hire
charges
inadmissible

