William Simmons
3741 documents

Request to Forward Enclosed Letter to Capt. Russell Bissell from Lieut. D. Bissell
05/22/1796 Autograph Letter SignedMiller encloses a letter from Lieutenant D. Bissell to be forwarded to Captain Russell Bissell.
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)
Request to be Moved to fort Johnson in South Carolina
05/29/1796 Autograph Letter SignedLynch wrote Simmons due to his lack of acquaintances in the War Department and upon the suggestion of Major Henry. Lynch requested Simmons forward his request to be moved to Fort Johnson, South …
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)
Request for Wages
08/02/1796 Autograph Letter SignedHazard complains that other men on the same footing as him have received their wages and that, by rights, should receive his as well.
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)
Request for Salary of April, May, and June to be Remitted via N. Fish
07/01/1796 Autograph Letter SignedSpring encloses his account for salary for April, May and June 1796. He asks to be paid via Nicholas Fish.
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)
Request for Salary as Assistant Stores Keeper
10/03/1796 Autograph Letter SignedSprig encloses his account for salary for July through Setpember. He asks that payment be remitted to Nicholas Fish.
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)
Request for Representation at War Office Regarding Greaton's Account
05/15/1796 Autograph Letter SignedMrs. Greaton has not received money for three months and asks Simmons to act on her behalf to see if she cannot again receive some money of her husband's pay.
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)
Request for Payment
10/20/1796 Autograph Letter SignedMorris requested advanced pay for his troops due to upcoming march to Niagra and also the payment of Capt.Littlefield who advanced Morris money.
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)
Request for Payment
08/16/1796 Autograph Letter SignedAsks Simmons to facilitate another payment to her, and to clarify if she should apply to Jackson, who has succeeded Gorham as Supervisor at Boston.
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)
Request for Pay to be Forwarded
01/26/1796 Autograph Letter SignedPerrault sends his latest accounts and asks that the money be delivered to Messers. Carascon and Journel.
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)
Request for Pay Due with Receipts and Orders of Joshua Wentworth Enclosed
05/09/1796 Autograph Letter SignedRequest for pay in small post notes not to exceed two or three hundred dollars due to difficulty in negotiating for large sums of money.
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)
Request for Pay
08/28/1796 Autograph Letter SignedRequested payment of Montgomery & Newbold who are occasionally requested to credit Gibson money.
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)
Request for pay
11/05/1796 Autograph Letter SignedRequests that his pay be sent to him at Dumfries before he departs for Philadelphia
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)
Request for pay
03/23/1796 Autograph Letter SignedRequests that Simmons expedite the pay due to him to help him defray the expenses of his anticipated trip to France
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)
Request for Order to Pay Recruits
04/20/1796 Autograph Letter SignedRecruits impatient due to not receiving pay owed them. Col. Butler assured Martin that pay would arrive shortly, but it had not so Martin requested order to pay troops as soon as possible.
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)
Request for Order to Pay Nicholson
01/04/1796 Autograph Letter SignedRequests an order be issued for his pay and rations for the last quarter.
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)
Request for Order to Pay Nicholson
09/26/1796 Autograph Letter SignedRequests his pay and subsistence for the last quarter.
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)
Request for Order to Pay Nicholson
07/01/1796 Autograph Letter SignedNicholson asks that Simmons send an order that he be paid his pay and rations for the last quarter.
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)
Request for Order to Pay Nicholson
03/31/1796 Autograph Letter SignedNicholson asks that Simmons send an order so he can receive his last pay and ration.
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)
Request for Monthly Stoppages of Pay to Balance Debt to United States
09/05/1796 Autograph Letter SignedRivardi owes $420 to the United States. He would like to have $25 held back from each paycheck and credited towards that debt.
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)
Request for Money for Recruiting
02/21/1796 Autograph Letter SignedRequest for money for recruiting, and letters from Lieut. Bissell to Capt. R. Bissell to be forwarded as for opportunity.
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)
Request for Instructions on Pay for Sergent Howe
12/18/1796 Autograph Letter SignedButler received money from Issac Craig, Deputy Paymaster General, but could not pay Sergent Charles Howe due to his absence on command. Butler requested instructions from Simmons on how to pay the …
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)
Request for Inlistments by Lieut. Grundirs
05/13/1796 Autograph Letter SignedSaunders requested records. Mitchell enclosed the bounty receipts on the back of the recruiting forms.
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)
Request for Information Regarding Sick Pay
11/19/1796 Autograph Letter SignedJohn Cole and his three brothers (Tenn[-]Cole, Henry Cole, and Garrit Cole) paid. Kileltas requested information regarding sick pay for soldiers by next post.
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)
Request for Information on Pay of Soldiers
07/29/1796 Autograph Letter SignedFreeman requested information on Christopher Keppard, of Porteis Company, 9th battalion of artillery, discharged from Fort Wayne and John White of Peine's company of the same corps. Requested …
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)
Request for Exoneration from Charges Standing to Freeman's Debt
04/02/1796 Autograph Letter SignedFreeman discussed his request to resign his appointments which he holds in the Staff. Request denied. Freeman also requested to be exonerated from all charges that stand to his debt after the amount …
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)
