Grants of land to Continental Army soldiers
Document 1797Simmons informs Malbone that soldiers who enlisted for only three years during the Revolutionary War are not entitled to land, only those enlisting for the duration of the war
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Daniel Stephens Esqr Accountants Office
Supervisor St Carolina February 17th 1797
Sir
I received your letter of the 5th. ulto enclosing Augusta DeGrafes Receipt for two hunadres and thirty dollars, which sum will be entered to your Credit on the Books of this Office. — I am &c.
Wm Simmons
Acct.
D. Col. Stephen Rochefontaine Department of War
Corps of Ad Engineers - Accountants Office
West Point February 17th 1797
Sir
I have received your letter of the 7th instant with the claim of William Mulhall and Joshua Burney for ballance of Bounty - I have inclosed it with an order on Nehemiah Freeman D. & Paymaster - who will discharge the same. I am &c.
Wm Simmons
Acct.
James Read Esqr Accountants Office
Collector, Wilmington, N.C. February 17th 1797
Sir
The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the Sum of Sixty four Dollars which you will please to pay to Sergeant Philip Williams and the Men under his Command stationed at Fort Johnson being for their pay to the 31st January 1797 Inclusive, and take the Receipts for the same agreeably to the Inclosed Receipt Roll which as soon as receipted you will be pleased to
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Simmons informs Malbone that soldiers who enlisted for only three years during the Revolutionary War are not entitled to land, only those enlisting for the duration of the war
Date
02/13/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1797021321355
Page start
375
Notable persons
Francis Malbone
William Simmons
Notable locations
Accountant's Office

