Henley's examination of Captain Rickams Account
Document 1798Henley reports that he examined account of Captain William Rickard, who acted as Deputy Paymaster to the troops, and found he is due a balance of $686.60.
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[Capt. Richards
Account]
Knoxville State of Tennessee the 2d February 1798
I have examined the accounts of Capt. William Richards who acted as Deputy pay master to the troops, regulars and Militia from the 20 October 1794 to the 1st April 1796 in the State of Tennessee, and find a balance due him for that service, for his pay as Captain of a Company of regulars, and subsistence, six hundred eighty six dollars and sixty 89/100 cents, which is submitted for the final Decision to the Accountants of the War Department. —
David Henley [undecipherable]
William Simmons esquire
Dr Captain William Richard Pay Mast. for Tennessee Account Current with The United States
Oct. 20 For the Sums advanced him in pursuance of Warrants drawn by Gov[ernor] [undecipherable]
[1793] Balance being for the pay of the 13th Company 5th [undecipherable]
from 1st May 1793 to 20 April [undecipherable] A 4343.72
Ditto subsistence of Washington, Hamilton, Allen, [undecipherable] James in the Year 1793 for Albert [undecipherable] 33[undecipherable].70
Ditto Do for the year 1793 and [undecipherable] conformable to Gov[ernor] Sevier's [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] for Abstract [undecipherable]
Aug. [undecipherable] Ditto for the pay of the 13th Company 5 [undecipherable] 9003.20
[undecipherable] 1793 to 20 June
1793 for Abstract D 339.33
[undecipherable] Ditto advanced him to pay sundry Men of
the Company when leave of Service
[undecipherable] for Abstract E. + 1.000
March 10— Ditto to pay [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] discharged Soldiers 42.35 9329.55
For cash paid by the Agent of the War Department for sundry during in 1793, which was alleged to have been Payment distinct from that of 1793 found among the Receipts when taken in Capt. Richards case at fifty Minutes and the Vouchers thereto
to [undecipherable] to the Account which amounts 136¼. 5s M 339.55
For the Sums advanced him by the Agent for the Department of War
• Balance due Captain William Richard Pay Master D.S. 636. 66¾
Dollars 1M 363. 79¢
By Payment made to M 13th Company 5 Sullivan from July 1st 1793 to
31 [undecipherable] 1793 Abstract N. 1 4413.9
Am. Oct. 1 May Item 20d 1793 Alt. N. 2 2258.74
Att. 1 [undecipherable] Washington, Hamilton, Allen N. 3 192.50
Att. 1 Capt. Joseph [undecipherable], Att. N. 4 163.—
Att. 1 to discharged men for the company [undecipherable]
1 May 1795 to the After [Abstract] N. 5 1636.62 9356.95
By Payment made to the Minute & Detachments [undecipherable] of [undecipherable]
for 1 Hamilton Abstract from the 1st January to the 31st
day of December 1793 Alt. M. 1 65 1795.41
Att. Men Abstract May 17 [undecipherable] 1793 N. 2 32 99.13
By Payment made to the Minute and Detachment [undecipherable] of Washington
1 Hamilton Abstract from 5 March to 11 31 20th day of
December 1793 Alt. Abstract N. 3 2232.31
Att. Men Abstract [undecipherable] N. 9 [undecipherable]
[undecipherable]
By Payment made to the Agent for the War Department [undecipherable] 238.44
By Pay [undecipherable] office from July 1 1793 to [undecipherable]
Alt. Allow of Month
By his Pay as Pay Master, De[puty] [undecipherable] to the Militia
Regular [undecipherable] 20 Oct 1793 [undecipherable] 1795 309.7
17 Months 26 days (20 [undecipherable] Month)
By Account of the [undecipherable] for Subsistence from Jan 20 1795
1. 21 May 1795 difference between [undecipherable]
for Subsistence N. 11 38.91
By Allow for [undecipherable] for Subsistence April 1795
56 [undecipherable] Subsistence to October the
31 March 1795 from Alt. 39.13 By [undecipherable] 42.40 99.21 1093.58
Ditto 190 65 79¢
Type
Document Signed
Description
Henley reports that he examined account of Captain William Rickard, who acted as Deputy Paymaster to the troops, and found he is due a balance of $686.60.
Date
02/27/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Knoxville
Document number
1798022770201
Page start
1
Notable persons
William Simmons
David Henley
Captain William Rickard
Deputy paymaster troops
accountant of war department
troops, regular and militia
agent war department
Governor Blount
12th Company, 3d Sub Legion
Frederick Donathan
paymaster pro tem
Notable locations
Knoxville
Tennessee
Notable items
warrants
abstract

