Account information, Bounty Due Men
Document 1797Enclosed statement of bounty due men enlisted by Wilson. Wilson has money on hand to balance this account.
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[Wilson, William / Lt. arty & Engrs / 1797]
William Simmons Esqr.
Accountant Dept.
Philadelphia
Governors Island April 12th 1797
Sir
On my Departure I inclose you a Statement of what Bounty is due the men inlisted by me, The Attestations I. have lodged with Capt Frye together with the receipts — there appears to be money in my hands about 50 Dollars after de=-ducting all charges, I have in my hands receipts for money expended by me [strikethrough: —] while I was before on the recruiting Service which will ballance this account
I am respectfully Sir
Your obt Servt
[signature: Wm Wilson]
Ad A D C—
H Simmons Esqr
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Balances of Bounty
due the Recruits inlisted
by Lieut Wilson
13 D.8
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I do hereby certify that there is due Doll[ars]
as Bounty to George Urquhart — 8
John La Porte — 7
Friederich Bornkemper — 8
Isaac Hearn — 10
Daniel Morehouse — 10
Total — 43
Governors Island
April 12th 1797
[signature: Wm Wilson Lt]
a d C
George Urquhart inlisted 13 Augt 1796 — 5 years
John La Porte — 1 Sept " — "
Fredt Bornkemper — 14 Oct — " — "—
Danl Morehouse — 19 Decr — —
Isaac Hearn — 19 Nov — —
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Enclosed statement of bounty due men enlisted by Wilson. Wilson has money on hand to balance this account.
Date
04/12/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Governor's Island
Document number
1797041270001
Page start
1
Notable persons
William Simmons
William Wilson
department
recruits
enlistments
Frye
accountant
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Governor's Island
Accountant's Office
Notable items
receipts
money
bounty
pay

