Dispatches for Captain Bruff
Document 1796Requests that Chapin give personal attention to forwarding important dispatches to Captain James Bruff at Niagara
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Amount of Pay & Forage of the Corps of Artillerists Stationed at West Point for the month of October 1796, as per Pay Roll stated by Nehemiah Tinman Pt & Tempy Pay Mastr —— 1946.31
from which deduct the following sums, Viz.
St Jonathan Robeson's Pay for Octr 1790 ——— 26
Pd Henry Horton's —— do —— do ———— 4
Captn G. McRee's Pay & the pay of the detachmt
that marched under his command ———— 261·
· D. G. Mitchell— pay of his do— do ——— 62
· Fredk Frye's pay & pay of his do— do ——— 219
St Jonn Robeson's pay of his do— do ——— 92
Captl S. Morris' pay & pay of his do— do ——— 243.71
Geo. Jones Do Mr Sergt Mitchell's Compy
Fredk Flores —— do Ingersoll's Compy &
John Snisley Serj Maj in McRees Compy
one Dollar each, as the Law does not
admit of 2d Mr Serjts or Serjeant Majors ——— 3
910.71
Drs 1035.60
Nicholas Fish Accountants Office
Sept New York Decr 6th 1796
Sir
The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of Five hundred thirty four Dollars & sixty Cents, being for the Pay of Capt. Frederick Frye; St. Wm Wilson, & the detachment under the command of said Frye stationed at Governors Island, which sum you will please to pay him, and take his receipts to be accountable.
I am &c.
Wm Simmons
Acct
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Requests that Chapin give personal attention to forwarding important dispatches to Captain James Bruff at Niagara
Date
11/30/1796
Author
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1796113021555
Page start
274
Notable persons
Israel Chapin
William Simmons
troops
Captain James Bruff
Notable locations
Kannandaigua
Accountants Office
New York
Kananadaigua
Niagara
Notable items
pay
expenses
dispatches
monies
pay of troops

