Accounts of Captain Samuel Eddins
Document 1799Simmons transfers the muster and pay rolls of Capt. Samuel Eddins to the Paymaster General for action.
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for this pay of your Company, to the 31 May that I may be enabled to finally adjust your accounts.
Signed by your Muster rolls that Thomas Friend was discharged for inability it is therefore requested you should inform me of this disability, books place here or effort to arrest the former —
Saml Do
W.S.
Cahoktown Cityt Accountants Office
of Mr S August 1st 1799
Sir I have you herewith the Muster & Pay Roll of the Recruits at Richmond Va under the command of Capt Samuel Caldins — That Office will be directed to forward all future rolls to your Office and he will be informed that payments for those two new Indians will be made through the same channels —
Saml Do W.S.
Capt Samuel Caldins August 2d 1799
Richmond Virginia
Sir I have recd your letter date the 8th Instant enclosing the muster & Pay rolls therein mentioned, they have been Transferred for examination &settlement to the Pay master General where duty it is in the first instance to examine &settle all accounts relative to the pay, account of pay, Subsistence or forage of the Army — from that Office you will receive communications on the subject, to whom all your future Transmittances of Pay &Muster Rolls must be made by you —
Sam Do W.S.
Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons transfers the muster and pay rolls of Capt. Samuel Eddins to the Paymaster General for action.
Date
08/08/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1799080821356
Page start
219
Notable persons
Caleb Swan
William Simmons
Captain Samuel Eddins
paymaster general
Notable locations
Accountant's Office
Richmond, Virginia
Notable items
muster roll
pay roll
examination
settlement
account
subsistence
forage
pay
arrears of pay

