Overpayment to Ensign Levi Maclean
Document 1797Discusses an overpayment made by a company paymaster to Ensign Levi Maclean of Capt. Springer's company. Cited in Swan to Simmons, 03/22/1797
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Voucher N° 11 Paid William Smith £0.16.4 for 15½ lbs
10 Nails 1 Quice Paper 15 Squares of Glass
and no receipt.
Paid Daniel [undecipherable] for 2 days
labor no Voucher —
N° 14 Paid Joseph Hopkins £1.16.0 for 6 days
labor in Magazine no receipt.
Lt Nehemiah Freeman
S.P.M. West Point
New York
Accountant's Office
Jan. 10th 1797
Sir
I recd your letter of the 4th Inst accompanied with your account Current & Vouchers, which shall be placed under examination & the result communicated to you. — I some time since wrote to Colo Rochefontaine relative to the arrears of Bounty or Pay due, from Capt Gamble to Soldiers at West Point for which they have his due Bills — If there are any men there, who have such arrears, — please to receive the due Bills, and forward them to this Office, as early as possible, as the settlement of his Accounts are suspended until I hear from you.
Your answer is requested return of Post. I am &c
Wm Simmons
Acct.
Caleb Swan Esqr.
P.M. Genl.
Detroit
Accountant's Office
Jan. 10th 1797
Sir
On the examination of the Accounts of Ensign Levi Maclean, I find you have allowed him, pay for the months of May, June, July, August & September 1794 and in the Pay Roll of Capt Springer's Company he is made up for the last two months which is an overpayment of Forty Dollars — If the Pay Master has paid him you are requested to inquire into the Subject, and if so, you will cause him to refund the amount to you. I am &c —
Wm Simmons
Acct.
Edward Carrington Esqr.
Supt. Richmond
Virginia
Accountant's Office
Jan. 10th 1797
Sir
I have recd your letter of the 3d Ultimo enclosing the Receipt of Capt. Alexander Gibson for Five hundred & thirty two Dollars 2/00, which sum will be entered to your Credit on the Books of this Office. I am &c.
Wm Simmons
Acct.
Lieut. Joseph [undecipherable: probable reading Guinsie]
Baltimore
Accountant's Office
Jan. 10th 1797
Sir
I recd your letter of the 7th Inst enclosing your Receipt Roll for Payments to your Detachment for the month of Nov. 1796 the amount will be suspended being entered until you forward the Receipt of Corporal Brown. I am &c.
Wm Simmons
Acct.
Col. Presley Nevill
late Pay Mastr. Genl.
Militia Army
Accountant's Office
Jan. 11th 1797
Sir
There are now lodged in this Office a large number of Officers Accounts (who served on the Western Expedition) for arrears of Forage & Subsistence, which they say is due to them. — The frequent and almost hourly application for a settlement renders it in the highest degree necessary that the Pay Masters of that Expedition should settle their
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Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Discusses an overpayment made by a company paymaster to Ensign Levi Maclean of Capt. Springer's company. Cited in Swan to Simmons, 03/22/1797
Date
01/10/1797
Author
Recipient
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Accountants Office
Document number
1797011021455
Page start
314
Note
Cited in Swan to Simmons, 03/22/1797
Notable persons
Caleb Swan
William Simmons
Ensign Levi McLean
Captain Springer
paymaster
paymaster general
Notable locations
Detroit
Accountants Office
Notable items
pay roll
overpayment
refund


