Notification of Receipt of Money for Recruiting Service from Col. James Read
Document 1797Williams sends Simmons a receipt for money for the recruiting service and pay. He encloses muster and pay rolls for July and August.
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Fort Johnston 2 September 1797
Sir,
Agreeable to yours of the 19th [undecipherable] I have received of Col James Read Eqre one hundred Dollars for the recruiting Service, with my Account in full against the United States, & the Pay due our Detachment for the Months of May & June.
Inclosed I send you a Muster and Pay Roll for July & August.
I am Sir
with Esteem
your most Obedient
Humble Servant
Philip Williams Sergt
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[Capt Philip Williams 1797
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William Simmens Esqre
[undecipherable]
Philadelphia
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Williams sends Simmons a receipt for money for the recruiting service and pay. He encloses muster and pay rolls for July and August.
Date
09/02/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Fort Johnston
Document number
1797090270401
Page start
1
Note
Cited in Simmons to Williams, 09/20/1797.
Notable persons
William Simmons
Philip Williams
Colonel James Read
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Fort Johnston
Notable items
receipt
recruiting service
pay
account
muster roll
pay roll