Army pay matters and officers' pay
Document 1797Desires Swan to make a settlement with the officers before leaving the Army. Discusses the delay of Captain Turner at Pittsburg with the money for the Army's pay and the complaints of officers regarding arrears of pay. Discuses the accounts of Colonel Wade and Lieutenant Diven.
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Nehemiah Freeman. Liet for. Dols 904.50
George Fleming M.S.K — 100.47
Ditto — " 42.13
Fredk Spig — DMSK — 90-
Fredk Frye — Captain — 407.68
Amounting to One thousand five hundred eighty } 1584.78
four dollars and Seventy eight Cents }
which sum will be entered to your Credit on the Books of this Office.
Your Account of Commissions on receiving and paying monies from this Department in the Quarter ending 31st December 1796 has been examined and amounts to Fifty eight dollars and [undecipherable]/100 which sum you will receive from the Treasurer of the United States as usual —
I am &c.
Wm Simmons
Acct
Mr Jacob Slough Department of War
Late Capt, Service U.S. Accountants Office
Lancaster February 14th 1797
Sir
Annexed you have Duplicates of a Letter wrote you the 17th October last, to which have not received any reply; I have to repeat my solicitations, that you will take immediate measures for settling your accounts, as the time allowed you for that purpose is long since expired and unless this is immediately complied with I shall be obliged to report the situation of your accounts to the proper Officer, who is by law obliged to pursue the mode pointed out for that purpose. I hope therefore you will prevent the disagreeable necessity I shall be under of reporting the case by forwarding your Account and Vouchers to this Office for settlement, & be prepared to refund the Balance which may be found against you —
I am &c.
Wm Simmons
Acct
Mr Matthias Slough Department of War
Lancaster Accountants Office
February 14th 1797
Sir
Annexed is Duplicate of what I wrote you the 17th October last to which have not received any reply — I again repeat my solicitations that you will have the conditions of the Bond entered into jointly with your Son complied with, otherwise I shall be compelled to report the same to the proper Officer, who is obliged by Law to pursue the mode pointed out for that purpose. I hope therefore you will prevent the disagreeable necessity I shall be under of reporting the case either by paying the amount charged to your Son, or obliging him to render Vouchers for the due expenditure thereof to this Office — expecting your immediate answer —
I am &c.
Wm Simmons
Acct
John Guthrie Department of War
Late Capt in the levies Accountants Office
February 14th 1797
Sir
You stand charged on the Books of this Office with several sums of money received a long time ago and to which you have forwarded neither Account or Vouchers — I have therefore to request no further time may be lost in
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Desires Swan to make a settlement with the officers before leaving the Army. Discusses the delay of Captain Turner at Pittsburg with the money for the Army's pay and the complaints of officers regarding arrears of pay. Discuses the accounts of Colonel Wade and Lieutenant Diven.
Date
02/10/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1797021022555
Page start
370
Notable persons
Caleb Swan
William Simmons
Captain Reid
Captain Turner
army
Colonel Wade
Lieutenant Diven
officers
Congress
Major Patterson
Captain John Wade
agent war department
Notable locations
Accountants Office
Pittsburg
Knoxville
Ohio River
Notable items
pay
settlement
accounts
subsistence
memorandum
ice in the river
rain
arrears of pay
congress

