Pay for Kalteisen's detachment
Document 1797Account current approved. Acknowledges receipt of muster and pay rolls. Money for the pay will be forwarded by Daniel Stevens, federal supervisor at Charleston. Cited in Kalteisen to Simmons, 07/01/1797.
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Capt Michl Kalteisen Accountants Office
Fort Johnson May 23d 1797
near Charleston South Carolina.
Sir
I received your letter of the 1st Instant containing the different enclosures therein mentioned. On the examination of your Account Current it has been just, and the Balance Seventy eight dollars & Seventy one cents will stand to your debit on the Books of this Office. —
The muster and Pay Rolls for the months of March and April 1797, of the detachment under your Command have also been examined and the following deductions have been made viz:
Amount as rendered by you — — — — Dollrs 750. 88
Deductions An Overcalculation on the Pay of
John Thompson — — — — — — — 0. 4
An overcalculation on the Pay of
G. Rockingberger — — — — — — 5
The Pay of Uriah Higby paid at
this Office — — — — — — — — 14. 40
Part of the pay of Michael Upton
being the balance of the 18. 29.
which he received twice for
the same services — — — — — — 2. 29
Balance due on a Power of
Attorney from Fredk Dalcho
payable to Robert Field subs
to Edwin L Harris Attorney — — 39 —
55. [undecipherable]
leaving a Balance of Dollars 695. 7[undecipherable]
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Account current approved. Acknowledges receipt of muster and pay rolls. Money for the pay will be forwarded by Daniel Stevens, federal supervisor at Charleston. Cited in Kalteisen to Simmons, 07/01/1797.
Date
05/23/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1797052321055
Page start
73
Note
Cited in Kalteisen to Simmons, 07/01/1797.
Notable persons
Captain Michael Kalteisen
William Simmons
John Thompson
G. Rockingberger
Uriah Higby
Frederick Dalcho
Robert Field
Edwin L. Harris
attorney
Daniel Stevens
supervisor Charleston South Carolina
Notable locations
Fort Johnson, South Carolina
Accountant's Office
Notable items
pay
pay roll
muster roll

