Pay for Major Fleming's recruits
Document 1796Acknowledges receipt of Major Fleming's muster roll and return of recruits at Wilmington, North Carolina sent in by Lieutenant Colonel Stephen Rochefontaine. Pay of the recruits will be sent to Wilmington.
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The enclosed Claims were forwarded to me by Capt Staats Morris from the Men of his Company, those who have any thing due are noted on the Statement — there are two men who hold up Claims for Arrearages of Pay and Bounty, they were inlisted by Capt Lee, I can therefore not discover the justice of them in any other way than causing them to be sworn to — which you will have done before you pay them. — Those Claims you will pay out of the unappropriated Monies in your hands, and take their receipts thereon.
Marmaduke Hanlon —— 4 Drs.
Michael Doughty — — 4 — "
Stephen Feekes —— 4 — "
Richard Sneed & Andrew Freelands Accounts to be sworn to before they are paid.
In addition to the foregoing I enclose you a List of Balances appearing due to sundry men of the Corps for additional Bounty. They are those for which Colo Mentges lost on Claims, such of there as I found due, I have noted oppo to their Names which you will pay out of the unappropriated Monies in your hands, taking the Receipts of the Parties.
Here follows a List of their Names.
Of Capt Littlefields Company —
Isaac Wedel. Musician — 2 Dolls
Stewart Moore. private —— 4 —
Danl Tarry — " ——— 4 —
Of Capt Blackburns Company
Thos O'Brian —— private — 4 —
Serjt Shannon ———— 8 —
Of Capt McReas Company
John Budds ——— 4 —
James Graham —— 3
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Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Acknowledges receipt of Major Fleming's muster roll and return of recruits at Wilmington, North Carolina sent in by Lieutenant Colonel Stephen Rochefontaine. Pay of the recruits will be sent to Wilmington.
Date
10/19/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1796101921255
Page start
231
Notable persons
Stephen Rochefontaine
William Simmons
Major Fleming
recruits
Notable locations
West Point, New York
Accountants Office
Wilmington North Carolina
Notable items
muster roll
pay roll

