Account of Issac Craig
Document 1798Craig acknowledges receipt of funds from John Nevill, Inspector of Revenue, and has transmitted a schedule of appropriations to which is annexed an estimate of pay, subsistence, and forage for the troops of the upper posts of the Ohio and Presqu'isle for October, November, and December 1798 and also for the Recruiting Service.
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[Docket: 96 / Letters from Isaac Craig / No 2. D.D.S. / Oct. 2. 27 = / 1797]
Pittsburg 16th November 1798
Sir,
Agreeable to Instructions from the Secretary of War I have received of John Nevill Esqr Inspector of the Revenue two thousand five hundred & Six Dollars & ninety six Cents, being the Amount of my Estimate transmitted to you on the 19th Ultimo; And for which Sum I have this day drawn on the Secretary of War at five days sight and of which I have advised him and have same time transmitted a Schedule of its appropriation, together with that of a part of a Balance of Cash formerly in my hands — A copy of that Schedule you will find annexed — together with an Estimate of Pay, Subsistence & Forage of the Troops at the upper Posts for October, November and December 1798. and also for the recruiting Service the Amount of which is two thousand four hundred & fifty eight Dollars & 29 Cents — Three of the Accounts expressed in the Schedule you will find enclosed — Viz Lieut Bissell's Pay and Subsistence Capt Turner's Subsistence Accts & his Receipt for Cash on account of recruiting Service — the only remaining Vouchers is Capt Lyman's Rolls which I expected would have been returned to me from Presqu'isle in time to have accompanied this
I am Sir,
with great Respect
Your Obedient Servant
Isaac Craig
In my Estimate you will see that I have taken Notice of Doctor Scott's Pay Subsistence & Forage & which I hope will lead to a Decision on that Point—
[Wm Simmons Esq
Act War Dept]
Estimates of Pay, Subsistence and Forage of the Troops at the upper Posts on the Ohio & Presqu'isle for October, November and December 1798 — Also for the recruiting Service —
Capt Edward D Turner's Company of 2d Regt . . . . 987 "
Capt Cornelius Lyman's do do . . . 729 "
Capt Edwd D Turner's Subsistence for Nov. & Dec.r '98 65 14
Lieut John C Wallace's Pay, Forage & Subsistence fm 140 7
Doctr Joseph Wilkinson's Pay and Forage fm . . . 108 "
Doctor Hugh Scott's Pay, Forage & Subsistence acting as Surgn Mate for June, July, August, Sept & Octor 1798 } 228 40
For the recruiting Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 "
Dollars 2458.29
Schedule of the Appropriation of Monies received for Pay, Subsistence and Forage of the Troops at the upper Posts on the Ohio & Presqu'isle, & also for recruiting Service.
Pay of Capt Edw.d D Turner's Company for June, July Aug Sep. 98 667 7
Pay of Capt Cornelius Lyman's Company for same Period . . . 856 73
Capt Edw.d D Turner for Subsistence to 1st Novr. 127 51
Capts Lyman & Turner for recruiting Service 540 "
Pay of Sundry discharged Soldiers to the period of their discharges 70 61
" John T Carmichael for Pay, Forage and Subsistence }
for July & August. 1798. as Surgeon 4th U.S. Regt } 135 54
" John C Wallace Pay, Forage & Subsistence for
six months to first of October 1798. as Surg Mate } 278 "
" Lieut Daniel Bissell. Pay & Sub. for Aug. Sep Oct. '98 122 75
Dollars 2798 21
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Craig acknowledges receipt of funds from John Nevill, Inspector of Revenue, and has transmitted a schedule of appropriations to which is annexed an estimate of pay, subsistence, and forage for the troops of the upper posts of the Ohio and Presqu'isle for October, November, and December 1798 and also for the Recruiting Service.
Date
11/16/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Pittsburg
Document number
1798111670001
Page start
1
Notable persons
William Simmons
Isaac Craig
Notable locations
Pittsburg

