Request for Credit to Account
Document 1797Craig enclosed muster and pay rolls of Capt. Ross Bird's Company of the 4th Regiment. Aggregated amount of money from accounts of expenditures to be placed to the credit of Craig's account. Payment of Capt. Turner Company cannot be completed until his return from Detroit. Capt. Bissell rolls to be transmitted. Capt. Moses Porter informed Craig that Lieut. Polhemus was allowed six months pay and subsistence.
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[Oliver Craig / No 12 May / am. P anne]
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Pittsburg May 5th 1797
Sir,
I have herewith enclosed &transmitted Muster and Pay Rolls of Captain Rofs Bird's Company of the 4th Regiment for November and December 1796 also for January February & March 1797 together with thirteen other accounts of Expenditures in your Department accompanied by a Schedule of these several accounts by which you will see the aggregate amount to be Two thousand one hundred Seventy five dollars 25⅔ cents which sum you will be pleased to place to my credit.
The Payment of Captain Furne's Company cannot be completed till his return from Detroit — He is however expected in a few days. Captain Bissell's Rolls are not yet all made out, but Shortly will be completed and transmitted to you.
Captain Moses Porter informs me that Lieutenant Polhemus has been allowed six Months Pay and Subsistence as one of the deranged Officers. In that case I hope you have been kind enough to have taken Notice of his draft on you in my favor for thirty two dollars.
I am,
Sir
Most respectfully,
Your very obedt Servant
Isaac Craig
P.S. Your letter of the 28. ult. together with one of same date from Samuel Lewis Gen. enclosing three post notes amounting to Fourteen hundred fifty nine dollars is this moment received. & for which sum I have transmitted a Receipt to Mr. Lewis, a Duplicate of which is enclosed herewith.
Mr
William Simmons Esq.
Accountant War Departt
Philadelphia
Vouchers transmitted to the Accountant of the War Department by Isaac Craig D. Q. M. G. Pittsburg May 5th 1797
Captain Rofs Birds Muster & Pay Rolls — For November & December 1796 . Dol. 599. 19 cents
For January 1797 . — . 287. — ¾
For February . — . 291. 98¾
For March . 302. 35¼
Timothy O'Rouch, Pay as Private till 25. February 1797 . 15. 57¼
John Wren, Serjeant, & Wm Burke, Pay till 15 & 18. February . 39. 18—
John Grandslatt, Pay as Private till 11th March . 17. 41—
Philo Biers, Serjeant, & Wm Hoss, Private Pay till 11. March . 47. 89¼
Peter Ammon, Pay as Private till 23th February . 15. 28¾
Daniel Porter, Pay as Private to 26. March . 19. 35¼
Doctor George Pfeiffer, Pay & Forage as Surgeon mate for 4 mos of 1797 . 144. — ¾
John Patterson, Pay as Private till 6th March . 8. 77¼
John Toms, Pay as Serjeant for January Feb. & March . 21. — ¾
Samuel Willson, Expenses pursuing Deserters . 6. 26⅔
John Easton, Serjeant . ditto . 6. 27
Doctor John T. Carmichael 6 mos pay & forage ending with March . 330. —
John Ward, 6 mos Pay as Private ending with April . 24. — ¾
Dollars 2175. 25⅔ cents
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Craig enclosed muster and pay rolls of Capt. Ross Bird's Company of the 4th Regiment. Aggregated amount of money from accounts of expenditures to be placed to the credit of Craig's account. Payment of Capt. Turner Company cannot be completed until his return from Detroit. Capt. Bissell rolls to be transmitted. Capt. Moses Porter informed Craig that Lieut. Polhemus was allowed six months pay and subsistence.
Date
05/05/1797
Author
Recipient
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Pittsburg
Document number
1797050570201
Page start
1
Note
Cited in Simmons to Craig, 05/12/1797.
Notable persons
William Simmons
Isaac Craig
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Pittsburg


