Receipts for Bounty Paid
Document 1797Simmons received letter from Boote enclosing receipts for bounty paid. Receipt roll entered to credit Boote's account. Simmons praised Boote for withholding pay of deserters; pay is forfeited upon desertion.
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Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Simmons received letter from Boote enclosing receipts for bounty paid. Receipt roll entered to credit Boote's account. Simmons praised Boote for withholding pay of deserters; pay is forfeited upon desertion.
Date
10/31/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Repository
Document number
1797103121955
Page start
445
Notable persons
Ensign William R. Boote
William Simmons
deserters
Notable locations
New Brunswick
Accountant's Office
New Jersey
Notable items
receipt
bounty
pay
desertion
forfeit
expenses