Pay of Morris' detachment
Document 1797Acknowledges receipt of muster and pay rolls for Capatain Morris' detachment. Money for the pay will be forwarded by John Kilty, federal supervisor at Baltimore. Cited in Morris to Simmons, 05/29/1797.
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John Kitty Esqr Accountants Office
Supervisor May 15th 1797
Baltimore
Sir
The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of Three Hundred and thirty one Dollars & Ninety seven Cents which you will please to pay to Capt Staats Morris Commanding Officer at Fort Whetstone point near Baltimore, taking his duplicate receipts for the same holding him accountable for the due application thereof being for the pay of the Detatchment under his Command up to the 30th April 1797 inclusive.
Sam Sir &c.
Wm Simmons
Acct
Capt Staats Morris Accountants Office
Commdg at Fort Whetstone Point May 15th 1797
near Baltimore
Sir
I received your letter of the 11th Instant enclosing the Muster and Pay Rolls of the detatchment under your command for the month of April 1797 on examination of the latter it was found to be 20 Dols short added and Lieut Dyson's Pay 63 cents overcalculated, both the errors corrected leaves an amot of 33197/100 Dollars which you will receive as usual from John Kitty Esqr Supervisor Baltimore on your giving him duplicate receipts holding yourself accountable for the due application of the same.
Sam &c.
Wm Simmons
Acct
John Chester Esqr Accountants Office
Supervisor May 15th 1797
Weathersfield
Connecticutt
Sir
The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of Sixty three Dollars & 24/100: which you will please to pay to Capt Edward Miller at Middletown, being for the pay of himself & Recruits under his command for April 1797: and take his duplicate Receipts for the due application of the same.
Sam &c.
Wm Simmons
Acct
Capt Edward Miller Accountants Office
Middletown May 15th 1797
Connecticutt
Sir
I received your letter of the 11th Inst. enclosing the Pay Roll of yourself and Recruits for April 1797 which has been examined and after adding thereto 1oo short charged in Pay Roll for Stephen Dorrey, amounts to 6324/100 Dol: which sum you will receive from John Chester Esqr Supervisor Weathersfield Connecticutt, on giving him
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Acknowledges receipt of muster and pay rolls for Capatain Morris' detachment. Money for the pay will be forwarded by John Kilty, federal supervisor at Baltimore. Cited in Morris to Simmons, 05/29/1797.
Date
05/15/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1797051521155
Page start
54
Note
Cited in Morris to Simmons, 05/29/1797.
Notable persons
Captain Staats Morris
William Simmons
Lieutenant Dyson
John Kilty
supervisor Baltimore
detachment
Notable locations
Ft. Whetstone Pt., near Baltimore
Accountant's Office
Notable items
muster roll
pay roll
pay
examination

