Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1798Simmons provides Tousard with a balance of his account.
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Major Lewis Tousard Accountants Office
Sir June 9 1798.
The Pay roll of the detachment of Artillery & of Engineers stationed at mud Island Fort for May last has been examined & the following is the result Vizt:
Amount as stated by you . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 596. 22
From which deduct as follows —
Pay of Jonathan Meerey, not returned from Furlough (his pay for March & Aprils having been also refunded)
being . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7. —
do of Jacob Slepher . . . do . . . do . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4. —
do of John ONeil in confinement to be tried . . . . . 4. —
do of John Queen tried by a General Court Martial
11 May & not mentioned . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4. —
do of John or Owen Lynch sentenced by a General
Court Martial to make up his time & particulars stated 4. —
23. —
Dr 573. 22
which leaves an amount due of five hundred & seventy three Dollars and twenty two Cents —
Samt W Simmons
Acctt
Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons provides Tousard with a balance of his account.
Date
06/09/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1798060921455
Page start
389
Notable persons
Major Lewis Tousard
William Simmons
artillerists and engineers
Jonathan Morey
Jacob Sleipker
John ONeil
John Queen
John Lych
Owen Lynch
detachment
Notable locations
Mud Island Fort
Accountant's Office
Notable items
payroll
confinement
refund
General Court Martial
pay
sentence