Notification of Mailed Receipt Roll
Document 1797Steele notified he will receive receipt roll for the pay of troops under his command. Sum will be remit to Steele by Samuel Lewis. Amount rendered to Steele by Lewis did not include the pay of Robert Young and John Smith. Simmons advised Steele that all future recruits must be made known to the Office through a muster roll before they are paid. Simmons noted that Steele received double rations for July, an entitlement no longer justified as stated by Congress. Simmons demanded Steele settle the account for rations with the contractors and forward a certificate of the transaction the exonerate Steele from the charges.
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Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Steele notified he will receive receipt roll for the pay of troops under his command. Sum will be remit to Steele by Samuel Lewis. Amount rendered to Steele by Lewis did not include the pay of Robert Young and John Smith. Simmons advised Steele that all future recruits must be made known to the Office through a muster roll before they are paid. Simmons noted that Steele received double rations for July, an entitlement no longer justified as stated by Congress. Simmons demanded Steele settle the account for rations with the contractors and forward a certificate of the transaction the exonerate Steele from the charges.
Date
10/17/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1797101721255
Page start
429
Note
Cited in Steele to Simmons, 10/28/1797.
Notable persons
Lieutenant John Steele
William Simmons
Samuel Lewis
Robert Young
John Smith
recruits
congress
clerk
magistrate
Gunkle
treasury
officers
troops
contractor
witness
Notable locations
Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Accountant's Office
Notable items
receipt roll
pay
enlistment
receipts
credit
muster roll
treasury
settlements

