Bounty and lands
Document 1797Discusses disposition of Miller's receipts for bounty and the entitlement of two discharged soldiers for land
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[Peter Kelly Esqr
Supervisor
Baltimore
Sir
I received your letter of the 24th inst enclosing Capt Starts Morris' Receipt for three hundred & thirty one dollars 100; which sum will be passed to your credit on the Books of this Office.
Samre.
your Simmons
Accto
Capt Edward Miller Accountants Office
Middletown May 31st 1797
Connecticutt
Sir
I received your letter of the 27th Inst: with its enclosures.
The receipts for Bounty will be filed with those already forwarded, and remain ready to be placed under examination on receipt of your recruiting Account.
The discharges of Lowden Bailey & Sabey Atkins appear on examination to be entitled to land; they will accordingly be withheld by me untill a power of Attorney comes forward authorizing some person in this city to receive them, conformably to the enclosed printed rules.
Samro.
your Simmons
Accto
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Discusses disposition of Miller's receipts for bounty and the entitlement of two discharged soldiers for land
Date
05/31/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1797053121155
Page start
81
Notable persons
Captain Edward Miller
William Simmons
Lowden, Bailey
Jabez Atkins
Notable locations
Middletown, Connecticut
Accountant's Office
Notable items
bounty
receipt
recruiting account
bounty
printed rules
land
power of attorney

