Account of pay while in the Army
Document 1797Requests a statement of Haskell's pay and subsistence up to the date of his retirement with a certificate from the paymaster showing the date he was last paid.
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Major Jono Haskell Accountants Office
Belle pre May 19th 1794
Marietta
N.W. T.
Sir
I received your letter of the 5th Inst. your receipt for Pay for the month of October 1791 is in this Office included with that for November & December in the same year.
You will please to state your account for Pay & Subsistence to the time you left the service, and forward a Certificate of the Paymaster shewing the date you were last paid to, if you cannot procure this your deposition to the account will be necessary — If you are at a loss for the Contract price of the Rations you will note the places you were stationed at and the period — The price will then be affixed from the Contract here
I am Sir &c
Wm Simmons
Acctt
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Requests a statement of Haskell's pay and subsistence up to the date of his retirement with a certificate from the paymaster showing the date he was last paid.
Date
05/19/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1797051921555
Page start
60
Notable persons
Major Jonathan Haskell
William Simmons
paymaster
Notable locations
Belle pre Marietta
Accountant's Office
North West Territory
Notable items
pay
subsistence
retirement
certificate
contract price
rations
contract

