Credit to Morris' account and muster and pay rolls
Document 1797Acknowledges receipt of receipt rolls for Morris' company that will be credited on the books of the War Department accountants office. Acknowledges receipt of muster and pay rolls. Money for the pay will be forwarded by John Kilty, federal supervisor at Baltimore. Mentions soldiers confined for desertion.
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at West Point; The amount of the latter Forty two Dollars & thirteen Cents you will receive from Nicholas Fish Esqr Supervisor of New York on giving him your duplicate Receipts for the due application thereof.
I am &c
Wm Simmons
Acct
Nicholas Fish Esqr
Supervisor
New York
Accountants Office
January 18th 1797
Sir
The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of Forty two Dollars & thirteen Cents being for the Pay of the Detachment of the 1st Regiment Stationed at West Point for the service of the Ordnance Department for the month of December 1796 which sum you will please pay to George Fleming Esqr taking his duplicate Receipts for the due application thereof.
I am &c
Wm Simmons
Acct
Daniel Stevens Esqr
Supervisor
Charleston
So Carolina
Accountants Office
January 18th 1797
Sir
Received your letter of the 21st Ultimo enclosing the Receipts of Capt Michael Kalteisen for the sum of Four hundred & fifty nine Dollars & twenty two Cents being for the Pay of himself and Detachment for September & October 1796. I beg of Michael Hilton Serjeant of Capt McPheas Company which sum will be entered to your Credit on the Books of this Office.
I am &c
Wm Simmons
Acct
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Acknowledges receipt of receipt rolls for Morris' company that will be credited on the books of the War Department accountants office. Acknowledges receipt of muster and pay rolls. Money for the pay will be forwarded by John Kilty, federal supervisor at Baltimore. Mentions soldiers confined for desertion.
Date
01/12/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1797011221155
Page start
317
Notable persons
Captain Staats Morris
William Simmons
John Kilty
supervisor Baltimore
soldier
deserter
Private Robert Dean
Private William Kirsley
Private Jonathan Sullivan
Private Jonathan Hutchinson
John Alexander drummer
civil authority
Notable locations
Whetstone Point, Baltimore
Accountants Office
Notable items
receipt roll
muster roll
pay roll
books
credit

