Major Craig discusses pay and accounting with William Simmons
Document 1799Major Craig forwards a record of vouchers, an estimate of troops' pay, and pay and muster rolls to William Simmons.
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Pittsburg January 25th 1799
Sir
You will find this accompanied by Muster and Pay Rolls of Capt Turner's And Capt Lyman's Company for October, November and December last together with sundry other Vouchers of Disbursements agreeable to the annexed Schedule, the Amount thus disbursed you will I presume find to be 2658 70/100 Dollars — And having completed the payment of the Troops at the upper Posts of Ohio and at Presqu'isle up to the end of the Year 1798 — I have made out and transmitted herewith an Account current continued from Settlement of 9th of October last on which you will see I have charged the usual Compensation viz 16 dole per month for Services in the Pay Department. The amount for the year 1798 — 192 doll which added to Amount of Disbursements leaves a Balance of 147 68/100 Dollars in my favor which please to direct to be remitted as soon as convenient — Capt Edward Miller & his Detachment have descended the Ohio to Fort Washington where he expects to continue — Capt Lyman's Company continues at Presqu'isle and Capt Turner's at Fort Fayette And as there is not a probability of any material alteration taking place at these posts before the first of April I have herewith transmitted you an Estimate of three Months Pay, Subsistence and Forage for these Troops Amt 2194 36/100 dole and for recruiting Service say 300 dole Totl 2494 100/100 Dole
Wm Simmons Esq I am Sir, your ob[edient] Ser[vant]
Acc War depat
Vouchers transmitted to William Simmons Esqr Acc War depart
by Isaac Craig D. 2 M. G. January 25th 1799
For the pay of Capt Lyman's Company for Oct. Nov. & decem 1798 764.88
" Pay of Capt Turner's do for same period — 71.37
" Pay of James Spier as Private in Capt Turner's Company }
from 1st Decem 1797 to 16th March 1798 then discharged } 14.06
" Pay of Jacob Hoocks as Private from 1st Jun. to 30th Septembr 98 } 18.00
in Capt Lyman's Company then discharged }
Captn Cornelius Lyman's Subsistence 1st June to 30th Septr 1798 156.16
Ditto do 1st October to 31st Decem. '98 132.48
" Capt Edward J. Turner's do 1st Novem to 31 Decem '98 65.14
" Surgeon's Mate Joseph Wilkinson's Pay & Forage 8th July to 30th Novem 98 171.86
" do Ditto do for December 1798 — 36.00
Lieu Daniel Bissell's Pay Subsistence 1st Nov. to 31st Dec '98 81.71
Ensign Geo W. Slait Subsistence from the 4th to 31st Decem '98 9.96
" Ensign Joel Cook's Subsistence for the month of December 1798 — 11.03
" Surgeon's Mate John C. Wallace : Pay for & Sub. 1st Oct. to 31st Dec 98 140.75
Doctr Hugh Scott Temry Surgs Mate do 1 Nov to 4th Decr 98 285.50
Isaac Craig 2 M G's Compensation in Pay Dep. for 1798 192.00
Dols 2830.90
Estimate of Pay Subsistence and Forage of the Troops of the upper Posts of Ohio & at Presqu'isle for January, February & March 1799 —
Pay of Capt Lyman & Turner's Company Ds 1600 ——
Capt. Lyman & Turner's Subsistence 192 21
Surgt Mates. Wallace and Wilkinson's Pay for Sub. 280 08
Lieut Daniel Bissell's Pay and Subsistence 122 04
For the recruiting Service (say) 300 00
Dol[lar]s 2494 36
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Major Craig forwards a record of vouchers, an estimate of troops' pay, and pay and muster rolls to William Simmons.
Date
01/25/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Pittsburgh
Repository
Collection
Document number
1799012579001
Page start
1
Notable persons
William Simmons
Isaac Craig
Notable locations
War Department
Pittsburgh

