Bounty paid and premium for an enlistment
Document 1796Informs Captain McRea that Mr. Freeman, temporary paymaster at West Point, will pay him the "bounty paid and premium" for enlisting John Garrett
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Capt. Griffith J. M'Kea Accountants Office
West Point — New York Nov.r 22. 1796
Sir
I rec.d your letter of the 10th Inst. enclosing your account for Bounty paid & premium for Inlisting John Garrett. — in answer thereto I have to inform you, that I have directed Mr Freeman S.P.M. at West Point, to pay the amount to you, on your producing the Inlistment and adding your receipt thereon as a Voucher for his payment.
I am &c.
Wm Simmons
Acct
Lieut. Nehemiah Freeman Accountants Office
Temp.y Pay Mast.r — West Point Nov.r 22d 1796
Sir
I rec.d your letters of the 12th & 16th Inst. the former accompanied by the Pay Roll of the West Point Troops for October. which is laying over for reasons given to Col.o Rochefontaine. when it is acted upon, the contents of your letter of the 15th relative to Lieut Robinson will be complied with. should that Officer not have embarked for Charleston on your receiving this — I have to request that you will demand of him his Receipt Rolls for payments to his detachment while at Baltimore, and if any monies remain in his hands unappropriated you will receive the same & give your Receipt for the same, subject to a correction if necessary at this Office.
Capt. Griffith J. M'Kea having inlisted a Recruit, the amount of whose Bounty he paid which together with the Premium for inlisting him amount to sixteen Dollars, which I have to request you will pay to him on his producing the Inlistment on which you will take one Receipt and forward it, as a voucher for the payment.
I am &c.
Wm Simmons
Acct
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Informs Captain McRea that Mr. Freeman, temporary paymaster at West Point, will pay him the "bounty paid and premium" for enlisting John Garrett
Date
11/22/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1796112221755
Page start
261
Notable persons
Captain Griffith McRea
William Simmons
Nehemiah Freeman
John Garrett
temporary paymaster
McRee
Notable locations
West Point, New York
Accountants Office
Notable items
bounty
premium
enlistment
receipt
payment

