Pay matters at West Point
Document 1796Pay matters at West Point, discussing several officers' accounts. Pay of companies going "on command" at different garrisons
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I am &c
Wm Simmons
Acc.t
Lieut Col.s Stephen Rochesfontaine Accountants Office
West Point — New York Nov. 25th 1796
Sir
I rec.d your letters of the 20 & 23 Inst Lieut Robinsons pay will be paid to your order for the month of November at the end thereof. — Capt Thompson having forwarded his Recruiting Account and Vouchers by this day's Mail, they will be placed under examination, and as early as possible the men will receive the Bounty which may be found due them. I have informed him that it will be necessary to have his Receipt Rolls for Payments to his men forwarded by the first post, to have them passed to his Credit in one general Settlement. — As regards the five Companies ordered on command they will be paid all arrears due to them on their arrival at their different Garrisons, as soon as a Muster takes place.
I am &c
Wm Simmons
Acct
Lieut Jonathan Robeson Accountants Office
New York Nov. 25th 1796
Sir
I have rec.d yours of the 23 Inst and have paid to Capt Mc Rea the sum of Fifty two Dollars, being the amount of two months pay in Advance, say for the months of Dec.t 1796, and Jan. 1797, for which you will give duplicate receipts one of which to be transmitted to this Office. — I find that you have not yet sent forward your Rec.t Rolls for the Money paid to the Men under your command, the whole of which stands to your debit on the books of this Office; you are therefore requested to send them on to this Office without delay, that the amount paid by you may be passed to
your
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Pay matters at West Point, discussing several officers' accounts. Pay of companies going "on command" at different garrisons
Date
11/25/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1796112521655
Page start
268
Notable persons
Lieutenant Colonel Stephen Rochefontaine
William Simmons
Captain Thompson
Lieutenant Robinson
company
garrison
Notable locations
West Point, New York
Accountants Office
Notable items
muster
recruiting account
vouchers
bounty
receipt roll
payment
settlement
credit

