Accounts and Expenses
Document 1797Accounts of several officers, companies, and a doctor enclosed. Enclosed estimate of pay for troops at upper posts of the Ohio river. List of expenses included.
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Pittsburg 27th October 1797.
Sir
You will find this accompanied by Muster & Pay Rolls of Capt Pripsell's company for May June & July 1797 together with an account of pay of Doctor Wallace for same months, Lieutenant Martin & Rosecrantz for same. John Clarke, Private, his Pay from 1st Aug. to 8th Sep. also Lieut Lukens account of Expences the Aggregate amount of these several Vouchers appears to be by the enclosed Schedule, 1074 dollars which sum be pleased to place to my credit
You will in addition to the Vouchers above mentioned find this accompanied by an Estimate of Pay & Forage of the Troops now at the upper posts of the Ohio for Ten Months viz au- gust September 1797 the amount 1630 44/100 dollars & [undecipherable] the same amount will be sufficient for the succeeding two Months.
I am Sir Your Obedt Servt
William Simmons Esqr
Sec War Depart
Philadelphia
Vouchers transmitted to the accountant by Jean [undecipherable] & & &
Captain Pripsell's Rolls for May, June & July 786.27
Doctor Wallace Pay Forage Same 108.—
Lieutenant Martin's Pay Same 82.—
Rosecrantz Same 79.28
Private John Clarke Aug. to 8 Sep 5.8
Lieutenant John Lukens Expences 13.39
1074 dollars
Estimate of the Pay of the Troops at the upper posts on the Ohio
Captain Pripsell's Company 263 dollars
Turner's 308
Lieutenants Martins & Rosecrantz 63
Doctor Phillips Wallace Pay & Forage 91
For one Month 720
For August September 14.42
Contingencies [undecipherable] actions [undecipherable] 190.66
1630 [undecipherable]
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Accounts of several officers, companies, and a doctor enclosed. Enclosed estimate of pay for troops at upper posts of the Ohio river. List of expenses included.
Date
10/27/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Pittsburgh
Collection
Document number
1797102779001
Page start
1
Note
Cited in Simmons to Craig, 11/03/1797.
Notable persons
William Simmons
Isaac Craig
Captain Bissell
John Clarke
Martin
Rosecrantz
Doctor Wallace
Luken
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Ohio
river
post
frontier
territory
upper posts
Notable items
vouchers
pay
forage

