Captain Greaton's pay
Document 1797Advises Jackson that he will receive money from the Treasurer of the U. S. that he is to pay to Captain Richard H. Greaton at Boston for his pay.
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Capt Edward Miller Accountants Office
Middletown. Connecticutt April 8th 1797
Sir
I received your letter of 31 Ultimo enclosing the receipt Roll of yourself and recruits for February 1797 & muster and pay Roll for the Month of March.
The receipt roll for February amounting to $13018/100 has been examined and will be passed to your credit accordingly.
The Pay Roll for March has also been examined amounting to Sixty six dollars & P1/100, which sum you will receive from John Chester Esqr Superr Weathersfield on giving him receipts as usual. I am &c.
Wm Simmons
Acct
John Chester Esqr Accountants Office
Superr Connecticutt April 8th 1797
Sir
You will receive from the Treasurer of the United States the sum of Sixty Six dollars & 1/100, which sum you will please to pay to Capt Edward Miller, being for the pay of himself and the Recruits under his Command for March 1797 and take his duplicate Receipts for the due application thereof. I am &c.
Wm Simmons
Acct
Jonathan Jackson Esqr Accountants Office
Superr Boston Sir April 8th 1797
The Treasurer of the United States will remit to you the sum of Fifty three dollars & 95/100, which you will please to pay to Capt Richd H. Greaton at Boston, being for his Pay and Subsistence for March 1797 and take his duplicate Receipts therefor. I am &c.
Wm Simmons
Acct
Capt Richd H. Greaton Accountants Office
Boston. Sir April 8th 1797
I received your letter of the 31 Ultimo enclosing your V/s for Pay & Subsistence, and for subsisting your Waiter, Jno Ramsay for March 1797.
The charge for Subsisting your Waiter cannot be paid from this Department, agreeably to a direction from the Secretary of War, but the Soldier must draw his ration in kind, agreeably to [undecipherable] from the Contractor.
I have therefore deducted the same from your account leaving the sum of Fifty three dollars and Ninety five Cents which you will receive from Jonathan Jackson Esquire, Supervisor Boston, on giving him duplicate Receipts for the same. I am &c.
Wm Simmons
Acct
Nicholas Fish Esqr Accountants Office
Superr New York April 10th 1797
Sir
I received your letter of the 7th Instant enclosing your account Current for Commissions on receiving and paying, Monies from this Department for the quarter ending 31st March last which has been examined, and the amount being Thirty three 7/100 dollars will be remitted to you by the Treasurer of the United States for which be pleased to forward your receipt to this Office. I am &c. Wm Simmons
Acct
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Advises Jackson that he will receive money from the Treasurer of the U. S. that he is to pay to Captain Richard H. Greaton at Boston for his pay.
Date
04/08/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1797040821355
Page start
2
Notable persons
Jonathan Jackson
William Simmons
treasurer
Captain Richard H. Greaton
supervisor Boston
treasurer
Notable locations
Boston
Accountant's Office
Notable items
pay
subsistence
receipts

