Receipt, muster, and pay rolls
Document 1797Acknowledges receipt of receipt rolls and the muster and pay rolls for the detachment of the 1st Regiment for the service of the Ordnance Department stationed at West Point. Money for the pay roll will be forwarded by Nicholas Fish, federal supervisor in New York.
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Mr Alexis Delepritz
Assistant Engineer
Baltimore
Accountant's Office
Jany 17th 1797
Sir
I received your letter of the 8th Instant enclosing your Account of Pay from the 1st July to the 31st December 1796 inclusive amounting to three hundred and sixty eight Dollars which sum you will receive from John Kilty Esqr Supervisor at Baltimore and for which you will please to sign duplicate Receipts.
I am &c
Wm Simmons
Acct
John Kilty Esqr
Supervisor
Baltimore
Accountant's Office
January 17th 1797
Sir
The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of three hundred and sixty eight Dollars which you will please to pay to Alexis Delepritz Assistant Engineer for the Fortifications near Baltimore being for his Compensation from the 1st July to the 31st December 1796 inclusive and take his duplicate receipts for the same.
I am &c
Wm Simmons
Acct
George Fleming Esqr
West Point
Accountant's Office
January 18th 1797
Sir
I received your letter of the 12th Instant enclosing the Receipt Rolls for the Months of October and November and the Muster & Pay Roll for the month of December 1796 of the Detachment of the 1st Regiment for the service of the Ordnance Department stationed 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
Accountant's 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
Accountant's Office
January 18th 1797
Sir
I received your letter of the 21st Ultimo enclosing the Receipts of Capt n 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. & pay of Michael Upton Serjeant of Capt McRea's Company which sum will be entered to your Credit on the Book of this Office.
I am &c
Wm Simmons
Acct
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Acknowledges receipt of receipt rolls and the muster and pay rolls for the detachment of the 1st Regiment for the service of the Ordnance Department stationed at West Point. Money for the pay roll will be forwarded by Nicholas Fish, federal supervisor in New York.
Date
01/18/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1797011821255
Page start
325
Notable persons
George Fleming
William Simmons
Nicholas Fish
supervisor New York
detachment 1st Regiment
ordnance department
Notable locations
West Point
Accountants Office
New York
Notable items
muster roll
pay roll
receipts


