Pay of sergeant Williams' men
Document 1797Advises Read that he will receive money from the Treasurer of the U. S. that he is to transfer to Sergeant Philip Williams at Fort Johnson, North Carolina for the pay of Williams and his men
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Daniel Stephens Esqr Accountants Office
Supervisor St Carolina February 17th 1797
Sir
I received your letter of the 31. ultt. enclosing Augusta Delgrasse's Receipts for two hundred and thirty dollars, which sum will be entered to your Creat on the Books of this Office. — I am &c.
Wm Simmons
Acct.
Lt 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 Mullhall and Joshua Burney for ballance of Bounty — I have inclosed it with an order on Nehemiah Freeman Lt & 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 transmit to this Office in order that the amount may be placed to your Credit — I am &c.
Wm Simmons
Acct.
Sergeant Philip Williams Accountants Office
Fort Johnstone N. Carolina February 17th 1797
Sir
I received your letter of the 1st Instant — inclosing the Muster and Pay Rolls of yourself and the Men under your Command for the Months of December 1796 and January 1797 stationed at Fort Johnstone which have been examined and the amount Sixty four Dollars you will receive from James Read Esqr Collector at Wilmington on giving him Receipts agreeably to my instructions to him on the subject. I am &c.
Wm Simmons
Acct.
Lieut Nehemiah Freeman Accountants Office
Tempoy Paymaster Wt Point February 18th 1797
Sir
According to your request in your Letter of the 13th Inst. you will receive herewith two dozen of blanks Rect. Rolls.— The Pay rolls of the Corps at West Point for the Months of November & December 1796 and January 1797 have been duly received and on examination have been found just, they are at present suspended for want of appropriations in the Treasury, as soon as any are made no time will be lost in remitting the mony thro' the usual channell — I am &c.
Wm Simmons. Acct.
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Advises Read that he will receive money from the Treasurer of the U. S. that he is to transfer to Sergeant Philip Williams at Fort Johnson, North Carolina for the pay of Williams and his men
Date
02/17/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1797021721955
Page start
383
Notable persons
James Read
William Simmons
Treasurer
Collector Wilmington North Carolina
Sergeant Philip Williams
men
Notable locations
Wilmington
Accountants Office
Fort Johnson
Notable items
receipts
pay
receipt roll
credit


