Payment of Troops
Document 1796Enclosed muster and pay rolls for the troops stationed at upper posts of the Ohio along with receipts from Toamy's pursuit of deserters. List of dollar amounts of all officers submitting vouchers appended.
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Pittsburgh 11th November 1796
Sir
You will find this accompanied by a Packet containing Muster & Pay Rolls of the Detachments at the upper posts on the ohio together with several accounts of pay Forage Hubart-ance &c agreeably to the enclosed Schedule by which the aggregate amount appears to be 32.95 dollars 72 ¾ cents which sum be pleased to place to my credit. You will also find enclosed Ens. John McClary's Receipts Roll for his Detachment for March April & May 1796 & Ley. Maj. Toamy's for two Months commencing the 1st of January 1796. The several amounts you will of course place to credit of those officers respectively.
An account of Expenditures by Ley. Easton whilst in pursuit of Deserters enclosing his Vouchers is now transmitted & which you will be pleased to examine and return with the necessary Remarks. Blank Muster Rolls are wanted.
I am most respectfully
[To] Mr. Simmons Esq.
J.C.
[Schedule of Rolls & Vouchers forwarded to the Accountant
November 11th 1796.]
Ens. McClary's Roll for July August September 1796. Bal. 234[undecipherable]
Cap Crawford's Rolls for June 308[undecipherable]
for July 314[undecipherable]
Ditto
Cap Bisfell's Rolls for June & July 96[undecipherable]
Ditto for August 458[undecipherable]
Ensign Martens Rolls for June July August 39[undecipherable]
Ens. McClary's Rolls for June & July 26[undecipherable]
Ditto for August 13[undecipherable]
Lieut. McClain's Pay May June & July 7[undecipherable]
Doct. Pfeiffer Pay from 29 Aug to 31 Oct. 7[undecipherable]
Ensign McClary's Subsistance 2[undecipherable]
Ditto Expences pursuing Deserters [undecipherable]
Three Soldiers of Cap Bisfell's Detachment discharged 32[undecipherable]
Michael Roe Pay as Private Soldier July Aug. [undecipherable]
Dollars 32.95
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Enclosed muster and pay rolls for the troops stationed at upper posts of the Ohio along with receipts from Toamy's pursuit of deserters. List of dollar amounts of all officers submitting vouchers appended.
Date
11/11/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Pittsburgh
Collection
Document number
1796111179001
Page start
1
Note
Cited in Simmons to Craig 11/25/1796
Notable persons
William Simmons
Isaac Craig
John McClary
Sergeant Major Toamy
Sergeant Easton
deserters
Accountant
Captain Crawford
Ensign McClary
Captain Bissell
Ensign Martin
Lieutenant McClain
Doctor Pfeiffer
Doctor Feiffer
detachment
Michael Roe
Notable locations
Pittsburgh
upper posts of the Ohio
Ohio River
Notable items
muster rolls
pay rolls
receipts
vouchers
blank rolls
list
pay
forage
subsistence
enclosed schedule
receipt rolls
account of expenditures

