Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1798Simmons informs Vischer to expect payment from Samuel Lewis.
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Lceut Nannings Vischer
Fort Oswego care of
John Meyer By Rotterdam State of
New York
Accountants Office
May 31st 1798
Sir,
The Muster & Pay rolls of the Garrison at Oswego from 1 September '97 to 1 March '98, have undergone the necessary examination and the following is the result Vizt
Amount as stated by you . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Drs 1141. 13.
From which deduct —
Pay claimed by Sergt Tiffarny for July & August 1797 for reasons stated in my letter to you of 26 Ulto . . . . Drs Cts 14. —
Pay of Peter Lamalatas paid at this Office . . . . . . . . 24. —
Pay of Dorothy Haley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20. —
Pay made up for Thomas Graham from 1st to 6th Octr 1797 being mustered from the 7th of that month only . . . . 78
Overcalculated on pay of Joseph bole . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
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55. 89
Drs 1082. 24
which deductions leave an amount of one thousand & eighty two Dollars & twenty four cents which is remitted to you by Samuel Lewis, Clerk in the War Office and to whom on the receipt thereof, you will be pleased to transmit the necessary receipts holding yourself accountable for the due application of the same —
Saml [undecipherable]
Wm Simmons
Acctt
Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons informs Vischer to expect payment from Samuel Lewis.
Date
05/31/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1798053121255
Page start
374
Note
Cited in Vischer to Simmons, 06/28/1798; Cited in Simmons to Vischer, 06/04/1798.
Notable persons
Lieutenant Nanning Vischer
William Simmons
John Meyer
Garrison at Oswego
Peter Lamalata
Timothy Haley
Thomas Graham
Joseph Cole
Samuel Lewis
clerk
Sergeant Tiffarny
Notable locations
Rotterdam
New York
Fort Oswego
Accountant's Office
Notable items
muster roll
pay roll
examination
pay
muster
over calculated

