Pay Roll
Document 1797Abstract of the pay roll of the troops at the garrison of Fort Niagara. Lists amounts of pay given to each officer's detachment.
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[Abstract Pay Role for
the Troops at Niagara Garrison
for the months of January & February
& March 1797 —
Dollars 2515.68]
Abstract Pay Roll of the Troops at the Garrison of Niagara in the Service of the United States Commanded by Captain James Bruff for the Months of January February & March 1797.
Names | Rank | Commencement of this Settlement | Expiration of this Settlement | Time of Service Months | Pay per Month Dollars | Amount of Dollars Cents | Remarks
John McCollins | [undecipherable]Master | 1st January 1797 | 31st March 1797 | 3 | 16 | 10 | Issuing Forage
John S. Giffen | Artificer | | | 3 | 36 | 10/8 | [undecipherable]
Richard L. [undecipherable] | [undecipherable]Mast[undecipherable] | | | 3 | 8 | 24 |
| | | | | | 180 |
Amount of Pay Rolls of Capt James Bruff's Company No [undecipherable] | | | | | | 491 68 |
Amount of [undecipherable] McCollin's Detachment [undecipherable] | | | | | | 339 — |
Amount of [undecipherable] Maytona Detachment [undecipherable] | | | | | | 773 — |
Amount of [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Detachment [undecipherable] | | | | | | 332 — |
Dollars 2515 68
I certify that the foregoing Pay Rolls has been by me compared with the original Pay and Muster Rolls of the foregoing Detachment now in my possession, and that the Balance stated amounting to Two Thousand, Five hundred and fifteen Dollars Sixty eight Cents was due from the United States unto the said troops on the 1st day of April 1797.
J. Bruff Capt [undecipherable]
Type
Document
Description
Abstract of the pay roll of the troops at the garrison of Fort Niagara. Lists amounts of pay given to each officer's detachment.
Date
04/1797
Author
Sent from
Niagara
Document number
1797049990001
Page start
8
Note
this could possibly be a duplicate.
Notable persons
James Bruff
Paymaster General
Vischer
Notable locations
Niagara
Oswego
Mud Island
Canadagua
New York
Notable items
muster and pay rolls
dispatches
bounty
British Express

