Expense of pursuing deserters
Document 1796Discusses the payment of expenses for pursuit of Army deserters. Discusses his reasons for the refusal of certain claims for expenses on the account of Captain Mitchell. Discusses proper accounting of expenses incurred in the pursuit of deserters.
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Mr John Bryant, Deputy Commissary
Military Stores — Springfield
Massachusetts
Accountants Office
Nov. 9th 1796
Sir
I recd your Letter of the 5th Inst enclosing your account for Compensation from 1st May to 31st Octr 1796, amounting to Two hundred & forty Dollars, which sum you will receive from Jonathan Jackson Esqr Subteazorier, Boston; on giving him duplicate receipts for the same.
I am &c.
Peter Hagner
Prinl Clk (R)
Jonathan Jackson Esqr
Supt — Boston
Accountants Office
Nov. 9th 1796
Sir
The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of Two hundred & forty Dollars, which you will please to pay to Mr John Bryant, being for his Compensation, as Deputy Commissary, Military Stores at Springfield Massachusetts, from 1st May to 31st Octr 1796, and take his duplicate receipts for the same.
I am &c.
Peter Hagner
Prinl Clk.
Lieut Wm Wilson
Governors Island
New York
Accountants Office
Nov. 10th 1796
Sir
I recd your Letter of the 8th Inst. enclosing the Receipt Roll of yourself & men for Octr 1796 amounting to One hundred twenty Three Dollars & [undecipherable: 100?], which has been examined, and will be passed to your Credit on the Books of this Office.
I am &c.
Peter Hagner
Prinl Clk.
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Discusses the payment of expenses for pursuit of Army deserters. Discusses his reasons for the refusal of certain claims for expenses on the account of Captain Mitchell. Discusses proper accounting of expenses incurred in the pursuit of deserters.
Date
11/04/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1796110421155
Page start
245
Notable persons
Stephen Rochefontaine
William Simmons
commandant West Point
deserters
Mr. Fleming
Captain Donald G. Mitchell
Sergeant Henry Hannah
Notable locations
West Point
Accountants Office
Notable items
subsistence
expenses
claims
account

