Muster and pay rolls
Document 1797Acknowledges receipt of muster and pay rolls for the Artillerists and Engineers at West Point.
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one for 90 dollars and
the other 32
Drs 122 amounting to One hundred & twenty two dollars; which sum will be passed to your Creda on the Books of this Office.
I am Sir yc.
Wm Simmons
Acct.
Lieut. Ncho. Freeman Accountants Office
West Point. May 11th 1797.
Sir
Received your letter of the 7th Instant —
enclosing Muster & Pay Roll of the Artillerists &c at West Poi[nt]
for the Month of April, which will be placed under
examination, and the money found due remitted in the
usual way to Mr Fish.
I am Sir yc.
Wm Simmons
Acct.
Lieut. Col. Henry Gaither Accountants Office
Commanding the Troops May 8th 1797
in Georgia
Sir
The enclosed is a Copy of your account
as it stands on the Books of this Office, by which you will
be pleased to observe that there is a Balance in favor of
the United States, of Five Hundred, and fifty one dollars
and twelve Cents.
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Acknowledges receipt of muster and pay rolls for the Artillerists and Engineers at West Point.
Date
05/11/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1797051121555
Page start
41
Notable persons
Lieutenant Nehemiah Freeman
William Simmons
Artillerists and Engineers
Nicholas Fish
supervisor New York
Notable locations
West Point
Accountant's Office
New York
Notable items
muster roll
pay roll
examination
money
remit

