Muster and pay rolls
Document 1796Acknowledges receipt of muster and pay rolls. Money for the pay roll plus an additional sum of pay was forwarded to Lt. Vischer.
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an expence you may dispense with, as all letters, to & from the Office are freed by law.
I am &c
Wm Simmons
Acct
Jonathan Jackson Esqr
Supt — Boston
Accountant's Office
Nov.r 30th 1796
Sir
I recd yours of the 22d inst enclosing Capt Richard H. Greaton's receipt for 5325/100 Dollars, which sum shall be passed to your credit accordingly.
I am &c
Wm Simmons
Acct
Lieut Robert Rowan
Accountant's Office
Nov. 30th 1796
Sir
I have recd your Pay & Muster Rolls up to the 31st Octr 1796 — which have been examined; & the pay of the Officer & Men from the dates they were respectively paid to, to that day, have been made up — The Pay Roll amounts to 59653/100 Dolls to which 272 Dollars, the amount of an Estimate for two months Pay so as to complete it for the present year, has been added: — which sums are by this opportunity remitted to Lieut Vischer who will pay them to 31 Octr agreeably to a receipt Roll forwarded to him; and for the subsequent period in the present year, you will muster them and make out Pay Rolls which he will examine & make the payments.
Duplicate Muster Rolls you will however forward to this Office.
I am Sir &c
Wm Simmons
Acct
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Acknowledges receipt of muster and pay rolls. Money for the pay roll plus an additional sum of pay was forwarded to Lt. Vischer.
Date
11/30/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1796113021355
Page start
272
Notable persons
Lieutenant Robert Rowan
William Simmons
Lieutenant Nanning Vischer
officers
men
Notable locations
Accountants Office
Notable items
pay roll
muster roll
estimate
pay
muster
payment

