Army pay matters
Document 1796Discusses pay of officers doing duty as adjutants, paymasters, and quartermasters; delivery of accounts and vouchers from officers with the Army; documentation required for officers to receive arrears of pay; Swan's difficulty of disposing of bank bills; arrears of pay due to the Army. Cited in Swan to Simmons, 03/22/1797.
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inclusive, and take duplicate receipts for the same
I am &c
Wm Simmons
Acct
Augusta de Grasse
Sub. Engineer — Charleston
S. Carolina
Accountant's Office
Jan. 7th 1797
Sir
I rec'd your Letter of the 1st Inst enclosing your Account for Compensation as Sub. Engineer to the Fortifications at South Carolina, for the months of Octo Novr & Decr 1796, amounting to Two hundred & thirty Dollars, which sum you will receive from Danl Stevens Esqt Supt Charleston, on giving him duplicate Rects as usual.
I am &c
Wm Simmons
Acct
Danl Stevens Esqt
Supt Charleston
S. Carolina
Accountant's Office
Jan. 7th 1797
Sir
The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of Two hundred & thirty Dollars, which you will please to pay to Augusta de Grasse, being for his pay as Sub. Engineer to the Fortifications at St Carolina, for the months of Oct. Novr & Decr 1796, and take his duplicate Rects for the same.
I am &c
Wm Simmons
Acct
George Claghorne
Naval Constructer, Boston
Accountant's Office
Jan. 9th 1797
Sir
I rec your Letter of the 2d inst, containing a Statement of your account for Compensation, from 1st Octo to 31st Decr 1796, amounting to Two hundred Dollars; which sum you will receive from Jona Jackson Esqr Supt Boston, on giving him duplicate Rects therefor.
I am &c
Wm Simmons
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Discusses pay of officers doing duty as adjutants, paymasters, and quartermasters; delivery of accounts and vouchers from officers with the Army; documentation required for officers to receive arrears of pay; Swan's difficulty of disposing of bank bills; arrears of pay due to the Army. Cited in Swan to Simmons, 03/22/1797.
Date
12/30/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1796123021355
Page start
303
Note
Cited in Swan to Simmons, 03/22/1797.
Notable persons
Caleb Swan
William Simmons
Captain Edward D. Turner
adjutant
paymaster
quartermaster
officer
Army
paymaster general
commanding officer
Notable locations
Accountants Office
Headquarters Department Army
Kentucky
Notable items
certificate
pay
arrears
pay
forage
subsistence
paymaster
bank bills
army pay

