Pay of Guimpie and Captain Morris' men
Document 1797Notification that he will receive the money for his pay and the pay of the men under the command of Captain Staats Morris from the federal supervisor at Baltimore, John Kilty. List persons to be deducted from the pay roll, including a drummer "taken by civil authority."
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Lt Joseph Guimpé
Whetstone Point, near Baltimore
Accountants Office
March 10th 1797
Sir
John Kilty Esquire, Supervisor Baltimore, will pay you the sum of two hundred & 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. Kirsly . . . . do. . . . . . . do.
John Sullivan . . do. . . . . . do.
James Hutchinson . . do. . . . . do.
[is deducted from the Pay]
I am &c.
Wm Simmons
Acct
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Notification that he will receive the money for his pay and the pay of the men under the command of Captain Staats Morris from the federal supervisor at Baltimore, John Kilty. List persons to be deducted from the pay roll, including a drummer "taken by civil authority."
Date
03/10/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1797031022455
Page start
409
Notable persons
Lieutenant Joseph Guimpe
William Simmons
John Alexander
Benjamin Griffin
Robert Dean
William Kersly
John Sullivan
James Hutchinson
John Kilter
supervisor Baltimore
Captain Staats Morris
drummer
fifer
private
deserter
Notable locations
Whetstone Point, Baltimore
Accountants Office
Maryland
Notable items
desertion
pay
receipts