William Simmons
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Pay of Augustus DeGrasse
01/31/1797 Autograph Letter SignedStevens has paid the sum of $230 to Augustus DeGrasse, Substitute Engineer, being his pay for October through December 1796.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Pay of Auguste de Grasse
10/18/1797 Autograph Letter SignedAccording to Simmons' request, Auguste de Grasse has been paid $230, being his pay as a temporary engineer at Charleston for July through September 1797.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)- No image
Pay of assistant store keeper
01/20/1797 Cited letter or documentCITATION Only. Cited in Simmons to Pourcheresse 01/26/1797. Account of compensation for assistant store keeper sent to the War Dept. Accountant's Office.
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Pay of Assistant Engineer
01/08/1797 Cited letter or documentCITATION Only. Cited in Simmons to De leyritz 01/17/1797. submiited his account of pay for assistant engineer in Baltimore
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Pay of a garrison
02/25/1797 Letter SignedDiscusses the disbursement of money designated for the Whetstone Point garrison under the command of Captain Morris
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)
Pay matters at Fort Johnson
07/01/1797 Autograph Letter SignedNotifies Simmons that he has paid the men at Fort Johnson two months pay. Discusses hiws receipt and muster rolls. Cited in Simmons to Kalteisen, 07/22/1797.
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)
Pay matters at Fort Johnson
03/08/1797 Autograph Letter SignedDiscusses the case regarding Michael Upton's pay. Sends his muster and pay rolls. Notifies Simmons that he has not received the money for the pay of his troops. Cited in Simmons to Kalteisen …
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)
Pay matters at Fort Johnson
01/02/1797 Autograph Letter SignedEncloses receipt roll, muster roll, and pay roll for the Fort Johnson garrison . Discusses the arrival of a new detachment under Lieut. Robeson and their pay status. Encloses account current. His …
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)
Pay for Troops and Compensation for "Deranged Officer"
05/05/1797 Autograph Letter SignedEnclosed muster and pay rolls along with updates of several companies. Discussed compensation for Polhemus as a "deranged officer". List of vouchers enclosed.
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Pay for the Corps
01/14/1797 Cited letter or documentCITATION Only. Cited in Simmons to Rochefontaine 01/20/1797 which discusses pay and forage for Dr. Lynch. Money for pay of the Corps. Pay accounts of soldiers
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Pay Documentation, June 1797
07/04/1797 Autograph Letter SignedEnclosed are the muster and payroll for June and the receipt roll for May. In the payroll Capt. Morris has made up the pay of the men whose terms of service will expire in July. Simmons is asked to …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Pay and Forage for the Fourth Regiment
04/29/1797 Recipient's Letterbook CopyEnclosed is a warrant with muster and pay rolls and a receipt for $3,815.46 being the pay and forage for the Fourth Regiment for November and December 1796.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Pay & Muster Roll for the Recruits, Etc.
02/01/1797 Autograph Letter SignedEnclosed are the pay and muster rolls of the recruits at the rendezvous for January 1797. There is also a receipt roll for December 1796 amounting to $122.46.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
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04/18/1797 DocumentPage[s] missing from this document.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Outlines Receipt for Captain Alexander Gibson according to Accounting Procedures
03/14/1797 Autograph Letter SignedLetter, encloses receipt of Capt. Alexander Gibson for eight hundred dollars paid in accordance with accountant's letter of Feb. 23, 1797.
Letters Received by the Accountant of the War Department, Nov 24, 1794-Ded 23, 1817. (RG217)
Offer to Pay Remaining Balance from Expenses on Mounting Artillery and Cost of Fortifications at Port of Salem
09/07/1797 Autograph Letter SignedReceived money from Mr. Gorham for the "purpose of mounting artillery", which was purchased. Hiller will now submit vouchers to Simmons. Hiller has balance in hand that he will happily give to anyone …
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)- No image
Notification on Recruiting Account
11/25/1797 Cited letter or documentWilliam Simmons informs Capt. Frye that his recruiting account is free from error.
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Notification of Received Payment
11/13/1797 Author's Letterbook CopyBedinger paid by Carrington, Bedinger enclosed a receipt from Carrington to settle account.
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)
Notification of Receipt of Money for Recruiting Service from Col. James Read
09/02/1797 Autograph Letter SignedWilliams sends Simmons a receipt for money for the recruiting service and pay. He encloses muster and pay rolls for July and August.
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)
Notification of Payment
08/10/1797 Autograph Letter SignedNotification that Simmons will receive via Col. Henley's waggoner vouchers and abstracts of payments made by Capt. W. Rickard [Richard] while he was paymaster for the troops of Knoxville county.
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)
Notification of Makeshift Hospital Due to Crowded Barracks
12/02/1797 Autograph Letter SignedEnclosed receipts, requested credit to account. Notification that quarters were crowded, Frye commissioned the use of an out building for barracks and hospital. Hired a soldiers wife to serve as a …
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)
Notification of Forwarded Receipts to Mr. S. Lewis, at War Office
01/20/1797 Autograph Letter SignedNotification that Habersham forwarded receipts to S. Lewis from Maj. Roberts draft against Simmons in favor of Habersham.
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)
Notification of Desertions, Muster Rolls Enclosed
08/02/1797 Autograph Letter SignedFrye encloses his receipt, muster, and pay rolls, and lists soldiers who are on furlough or have deserted. One of the deserters is in fact believed to have drowned, but they are not certain.
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)
No Duplicate Receipts
02/15/1797 Autograph Letter SignedThompson encloses the original receipt rolls for his company. He does not have duplicates and therefore entrusted the receipts to Captain Fleming rather than risk sending them by post.
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)
