Simmons Writes The Secretary of War About Additional Pay Requested by Captain Isaac Guion

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Jon. W. Jackson Esq^r Accountants Office Boston— September 30^th 1800 Sir I have received your letter of the 15 Instant with your account & receipts for expenditures in the month of Aug^t last on account of the Fortifications at Boston which have been examined & found correct & the amount thereof passed to your credit, leaving a balance of D^rs 12,966 ⁹¹/100 due from you to the U. S. which sum will be carried to your debit on next settlement— Sam^ble W.L.

Type

Author's Letterbook Copy

Description

Captain Isaac Guion of the 3rd U.S. Regulars was called upon to act as Paymaster to the troops along the Mississippi. In this service he disbursed $63145.1. While no compensation was offered Captain Guion, he has claimed for his extra duty $660 in addition to his normal pay and benefits as an officer between the beginning of August 1797 and the end of May 1799. Simmons wishes Dexter to write back and inform Simmons of what part or whole of the sum Guion is charging is to be paid to him.

Date

09/30/1800

Document number

1800093021355

Page start

265

Notable persons

Samuel Dexter

William Simmons

Captain Issac Guion

3rd U.S. Regiment

troops

paymaster

officer in the line

Notable locations

Mississippi River

Notable items

compensation

pay

emoluments

settlement

account