Enlistment Expenses and Apprehension of Deserters
Document 1797Notification of enlistment of Henry Hannah and Solomon Haws accompanied by receipts that totaled $7.00 part bounty paid to Hannah. $0.25 repaid to Littlefield for attesting to the enlistment of Haws. Payment made by Nehemiah Freeman, Temporary Paymaster of West Point out of unappropriated monies. If expenses occur during the apprehension of of Hannah and Haws Littlefield should record the cost and deduct it from the aforementioned deserters pay.
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[Env. Wm R. Boots
New Brunswick]
Accountants Office
September 12th 1797
Sir
Your letter of the 9th Inst was duly recd enclosing sundry duplicate receipts agreeably to the list accompanying them, which are filed with others before received ready to be examined at a future day.
I am &c.
Wm Simmons
Acct
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Capt Wm Littlefield
of the Artillerists & Engineers
West Point
Department of War
Accountants Office
September 12th 1797
Sir
I received your letter of the 4th Instant covering the Inlistments of Henry Hannah and Solomon Haws accompanied with receipts for seven dollars part bounty paid to the former which with twenty five cents for attesting to the Inlistment of the latter will be repaid you on application to Nehemiah Freeman Lieutenant and Temporary Pay Master at West Point out of any unappropriated monies which may remain in his hands.
Should any expences be incurred for apprehending either of the above persons, you will please be carefull the same is deducted from their pay.
I am &c.
Wm Simmons
Acct
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Notification of enlistment of Henry Hannah and Solomon Haws accompanied by receipts that totaled $7.00 part bounty paid to Hannah. $0.25 repaid to Littlefield for attesting to the enlistment of Haws. Payment made by Nehemiah Freeman, Temporary Paymaster of West Point out of unappropriated monies. If expenses occur during the apprehension of of Hannah and Haws Littlefield should record the cost and deduct it from the aforementioned deserters pay.
Date
09/12/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1797091221255
Page start
276
Notable persons
Captain William Littlefield
William Simmons
artillerists and engineers
Henry Hannah
Solomon Haws
Lieutenant Nehemiah Freeman
temporary paymaster West Point
deserters
Notable locations
West Point
Accountant's Office
New York
Notable items
bounty
receipts
enlistment
unappropriated monies
expenses
pay

