Notification of Payment
Document 1797Simmons informed Rowan he will receive $802.79 from the Samuel Lewis, Clerk of the War Office for pay rolls from January 1st to June 30th from Rowan's detachment. Rowan will also receive $284.00 for July and August payment for the same detachment. Simmons requests transmission of receipts to Lewis for the aforementioned months. Increase in pay for Lieutenants did not commence until July.
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Lieut. Nanning J. Visscher Accountants Office
Albany September 2d 1797
Sir
you will receive from Samuel Lewis Clark in the War Office the sum of Sixty dollars being for your pay for the months of July and August 1797 for which you will be pleased to forward him the proper receipt for the same. Saml &c.
Wm Simmons
Acct
Wylie Pope Esqr Department of War
Wilkes County Accountants Office
Georgia Septr 5th 1797
Sir
I received your letter of the 4th Ultimo accompanied by a package of Receipt Rolls for payments made by you to the Militia of Georgia which shall be placed under examination, and the result thereof communicated to you in due time.
Saml &c.
Wm Simmons
Acct Dept War
Lieut Robert Rowan Accountants Office
Fort Oswego Septemr 4th 1797
Care of Jno. Chapin Esqr. Kanandaigua
Sir
You will receive from Samuel Lewis Clark in the War Office the sum of eight hundred and two dollars a
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Simmons informed Rowan he will receive $802.79 from the Samuel Lewis, Clerk of the War Office for pay rolls from January 1st to June 30th from Rowan's detachment. Rowan will also receive $284.00 for July and August payment for the same detachment. Simmons requests transmission of receipts to Lewis for the aforementioned months. Increase in pay for Lieutenants did not commence until July.
Date
09/04/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1797090421355
Page start
264
Notable persons
Lieutenant Robert Rowan
William Simmons
Samuel Lewis
clerk
Lieutenants
Israel Chapin
detachment
Notable locations
Fort Oswego
Accountant's Office
New York
Canandaigua
Notable items
pay
payroll
receipts
estimate of pay

