Remit Payment by Clerk of War Office
Document 1797Butler will receive $300.00 from Samuel Lewis, clerk at War Office for recruiting services provided by Butler.
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& Richard Butler
Pittsburgh
Sir
Accountants Office
October 8th: 1797 –
You will receive from Samuel Lewis [undecipherable] the War Office the sum of Three hundred dollars on account of the recruiting service, for which you will please forward him the necessary receipts holding yourself accountable for the due application thereof.
I am &c
Wm Simmons Acct.
Nicholas Fish Eqr – Accountants Office
Supervisor, New York October 7th 1797
Sir
The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of One hundred & twenty dollars, which you will please to pay to Lieut. Andrew Marschalk at Ellis Island on account of his contingent expences of marching his men to Pittsburgh; for which be pleased to take his duplicate receipts to be accountable. I am &c
Wm Simmons Acct.
Lieutt Andrew Marschalk – Accountants Office
of the A & E Ellis Island near N.Y. October 7th 1797
Sir
You will receive of Nicholas Fish Eqr Supervisor at New York the sum of One hundred & twenty dollars on account of the contingent expences of marching your men to Pittsburgh, for which you will please give him your duplicate receipts holding yourself accountable.
I am &c Wm Simmons acct.
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Butler will receive $300.00 from Samuel Lewis, clerk at War Office for recruiting services provided by Butler.
Date
10/06/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1797100622055
Page start
328
Notable persons
Lieutenant Richard Butler
William Simmons
Samuel Lewis
clerk
recruiting service
Notable locations
Pittsburgh
Accountant's Office
Notable items
receipts

