Receipt for pay of troops stationed Fort Niagara
Document 1799Receipt of William Simmons to Samuel Lewis for $652 to be transmitted to Captain Alexander Thompson on account of pay of himself and troops stationed Fort Niagara from 1 March to 31 May 1799.
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[Receipt
Samuel Lewis pr
Drs 652.46
August 22C 1799]
Received August 22d 1799 of William Simmons Accountant a Warrant No 4446 issued by the Secretary of War for six hundred fifty two Dollars & 46/100 to be transmitted by me to Captn Alexander Thompson at Niagara, on account of the pay of himself, & the Troops stationed at Niagara from the 1 March to 31 May 1799, for which sum the said Captn Thompson to be accountable —
Samuel Lewis Insp.
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Type
Document Signed
Description
Receipt of William Simmons to Samuel Lewis for $652 to be transmitted to Captain Alexander Thompson on account of pay of himself and troops stationed Fort Niagara from 1 March to 31 May 1799.
Date
08/22/1799
Author
Recipient
Document number
1799082270001
Page start
1
Notable persons
William Simmons
Samuel Lewis
Secretary of War
Captain Alexander Thompson
troops
Notable locations
Niagara
Notable items
receipt
warrant
pay