Regarding Ensign Moffett payment
Document 1799Simmons informs Moffett to expect payment from John Kilty.
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John Kelly Esq
Supervisor of Baltimore
Sir
Department of War
Accountants Office
May the 16th 1799
The treasurer of the United States will remy you this sum of Thirteen Dollars & 70c which you will please to pay to Robert Moffitt Ensign in the 33d Regt of Militia of Maryland, taking his duplicate receipt, being for his expenses in pursuing & Deserters from said Regiment while on their march to suppress an Insurrection in the Western Counties of Pennsylvania in 1794 —
Sam Go Wm Simmons
Chief —
Ensn Robert Moffitt May 16th 1799
Sir
You will receive from John Kelly Esqr Supervisor of Maryland, the sum of thirteen dollars & 70c being for your expenses in pursuing & Deserters from the 33d Regt of Maryland Militia, while on their March to suppress an Insurrection in the Western Counties of Pennsylvania in the year 1794, for which sum you will please to grant your duplicate receipts —
Sam Go Wm Simmons
Secy
Mr William Spencer May 16th 1799
George Town troops Roads
Sir
The claim of Ensign Robert Moffitt for his expenses in receiving from Deserters from 33d Regt of the Militia of Maryland, while on their March to suppress an Insurrection in the Western Counties of Pennsylvania, has been stated & the amount shown being Dollars 13.70 agreeably to the act[?] of —
Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons informs Moffett to expect payment from John Kilty.
Date
05/16/1799
Author
Recipient
Document number
1799051621255
Page start
1
Notable persons
Ensign Robert Moffet
William Simmons
deserters
33rd Regiment Maryland Militia
Notable locations
Maryland
Baltimore
Notable items
expenses
march

