Pay of Captain Blackburn's men
Document 1797Advises Carrington that he will receive money from the Treasurer of the U. S. that he is to transfer to Captain Richard Blackburn at Fort Norfolk for his pay and the pay of Lieutenants John Saunders and James Triplett and the men under Blackburn's command
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Daniel Stephens Esqr
Supr. Charleston S: Carolina
Sir
The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of seven hundred and eight Dollars, which you will please to pay to Captain — Michael Kalteisen, being for the pay of himself and the Detachment under his command at Fort Johnson to the 31st December 1796, and take his duplicate receipts for the due application thereof. — I am &c.
Wm Simmons
Acct.
Accountants Office
February 23d 1797
Captn. Michael Kalteisen
Fort Johnson S: Carolina
Sir
I received your letter of the 2d Ultimo with its enclosures — The Receipt roll of your Detachment for Sept. and October 1796 amounting to four hundred & thirty six dollars has been examined and will be passed to your credit on the Books of this Office. —
The Pay Roll for November and December 1796 has also been examined, and after deducting the pay of Frederick Dalcho, Surgeons Mate, Michael Upton private and Lawrence Courtney deceased agreeably to the remarks on the enclosed Receipt Roll amounts to seven hundred & Eight Dollars, which sum you will receive from Daniel Stephens Esqr. Supervisor at Charleston on giving him duplicate Receipts as usual.
Your account Current to the 31st December 1796 has been examined and found right; leaving a [balance
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Advises Carrington that he will receive money from the Treasurer of the U. S. that he is to transfer to Captain Richard Blackburn at Fort Norfolk for his pay and the pay of Lieutenants John Saunders and James Triplett and the men under Blackburn's command
Date
02/16/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1797021621455
Page start
382
Notable persons
Edward Carrington
William Simmons
supervisor Richmond Virginia
Captain Richard S. Blackburn
Lieutenant James Triplett
Lieutenant John Saunders
men
Notable locations
Richmond, Virginia
Accountants Office
Fort Norfolk
Notable items
pay
subsistence
receipts

