Claims for bounty
Document 1797Forwards two claims received from Colonel Rochefontaine at West Point for balances of bounty due to James Head and Isaac Spafford. Advises Freeman of policy on pay of bounty due for enlisting soldiers who deserted and the method of mustering artificers on muster rolls.
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Baltimore, will pay you the sum of two hundreds & fifty five dollars, being for the pay of yourself & the men under the Command of Capt. Staats Morris for January 1797 on giving him duplicate receipts for the due application thereof.
You will please to observe that the pay of
John Alexander -- Drummer - taken by Civil authority
Benja Griffin -- Fifer ----------- do
Robert Dean private confined for desertion
Wm Karsly ........ do ......... do
John Sullivan .. do .......... do.
James Hutchinson .. do. - . - do.
[marginalia: is deducted from the pay]
I am &c
Wm Simmons
Acct
John Kilty Esqre Accountants Office
Supert. Maryland March 10th 1797
Sir
The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of two hundred & fifty five dollars, which sum you will please to [undecipherable] [strikethrough: Joseph] [undecipherable] Guimpi at Whetstone Points being for the pay of himself and the men under the Command of Capt. Morris for January 1797 and take his duplicate Receipts or the due application thereof.
I am &c
Wm Simmons
Acct.
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Forwards two claims received from Colonel Rochefontaine at West Point for balances of bounty due to James Head and Isaac Spafford. Advises Freeman of policy on pay of bounty due for enlisting soldiers who deserted and the method of mustering artificers on muster rolls.
Date
03/04/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1797030421355
Page start
402
Notable persons
Lieutenant Nehemiah Freeman
William Simmons
James Head
Isaac Spafford
deserter
officer
men
artificers
Notable locations
Accountants Office
Notable items
claims
account
monies
bounty
mister roll
musters
trade
occupation
certificate

