Samuel Vance, Paymaster
Document 1799Description of Samuel Vance having been paymaster for a militia expedition; 3,201 dollar balance remains in his hands. They have already used some of that money for recruiting services. Notification that paid accounts and vouchers are being returned for final adjustment.
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Pay Office
Augt 9. 1799
Sir
I have examined the ac-
counts of Captain Samuel C.
Vance who acted as paymaster
on the late militia expedition
to Northampton in Pennsylvania
and find that a balance of
three thousand, two hundred
and one dollars and five
cents remains in his hands.
Two hundred dollars of which
it appears to have originally
placed there for the recruiting
service.—
The said accounts and
Vouchers are herewith returned
your office for final adjustment
I am Sir
yr Obt Servant
Wm Simmons Esqr
Act War dept
Type
Contemporary Copy of Letter
Description
Description of Samuel Vance having been paymaster for a militia expedition; 3,201 dollar balance remains in his hands. They have already used some of that money for recruiting services. Notification that paid accounts and vouchers are being returned for final adjustment.
Date
08/09/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Pay Office
Repository
Collection
Document number
1799080970001
Page start
1
Notable persons
William Simmons
Caleb Swan
Samuel Vance
Notable locations
Account's War Dept.
Pay Office
Northampton, Pennsylvania
Notable items
accounts
vouchers
dollars
Northampton expedition
balance
recruiting