Credit to Lt. Willson's account
Document 1796Acknowledges receipt of receipt roll that will be credited on the books of the War Department accountants office.
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Daniel Stevens Esqr
Supt — Charleston
S. Carolina
Accountants Office
Nov. 11th 1796
Sir
I received your letter of the 18th & 21st Ulto.
the first inclosing Augusta Deteghe's duplicate rect for Drs 227/100
the latter inclosing — — — Ditto — — — receipt — " — 230
and Captt Michael Balteson's — do — — — — 46117/100
Amounting to — Drs — 91867/100
which will be passed to your Credit on the Books of this Office.
I am &c
Peter Hagner
Print Clk
Lieut. Joseph Genrpic
Whetstone Point — Baltimore
Accountants Office
Nov. 12th 1796
Sir
The pay Roll of your Detachment to the 31st Octr 1796, has been examined and after deducting,
Thomas Edwards pay for Augt. — it paid him at West Point.
William Forbes — do for June — it — do — — at — do —
Do — for July — it — for desertion
Amounts to One hundred forty six Dollars, which sum you will receive from John Kilty Esqt Supt Baltimore on giving him duplicate Receipts therefor & disburse the same agreeably to the enclosed mo: Roll
You will be pleased in future to be as correct as possible in making out the pay Rolls, and instead of inserting the dates of Enlistments, and ending of Service insert the day their pay is to commence, & in the next column the day to which the Pay is calculated. If the United States have been at any expense in apprehending William Forbes — let the amount be
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Acknowledges receipt of receipt roll that will be credited on the books of the War Department accountants office.
Date
11/10/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1796111021055
Page start
250
Notable persons
Lieutenant William Willson
Peter Hagner
Notable locations
Governors Island, New York
Accountants Office
Notable items
credit
receipt roll

