Lieutenant Deveaux's Account
Document 1798Deveaux declares that he has enlisted 25 men and has transmitted 23 duplicate receipts. Two more will be forwarded as soon as the two recruits return from furlough. Included is his account of the moneys paid recruits and musicians for a total of $224.
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[Cover: Free | [postmark: SAV. NOV. 27] | D. Simmons Esqre | War Dept | Acct. of Recruits]
[Docket: Savannah 23d Novr | Mr Wm Devereux | Nov. 19[undecipherable] | Cin[undecipherable] | Am. 20]
Savannah November 23d 1798.
Sir
By this letter you will be Informed, that I have now Inlisted Twenty five men, you have, Transmitted You at three several times, duplicates to amount of Twenty Three Including four herein Inclosed, there are two more due you, as I observed in my last you— which shall be forwarded, as soon as the 2 Recruits shall Return from Furlough. A minute from my Company Book, of moneys paid Recruits &ct.— appears to be as follows—
Twenty five Recruits at 8 $ is $200.
Overpaid the same Contrary to law— 15— is— 15.
Paid Musitions as pr. Receipts in your possession— [undecipherable]—
224—
Total amnt. is—
I shall feel myself Extremely happy If you Should approve of Above Statement.
I am Sir
With Respect
Your Obt. Sert.
Wiltm J Devereux
Lt 2d. R— A.S. Co—
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Deveaux declares that he has enlisted 25 men and has transmitted 23 duplicate receipts. Two more will be forwarded as soon as the two recruits return from furlough. Included is his account of the moneys paid recruits and musicians for a total of $224.
Date
11/23/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Savannah
Document number
1798112370201
Page start
1
Notable persons
William Simmons, Accountant of the War Department
Lieutenant William Deveaux, Second Regiment, Artillerists and Engineers
Notable locations
Trenton
Savannah

