Officer's account for recruiting service
Item
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Title
Officer's account for recruiting service
Description
Discusses Peyton's account with the War Department, primarily his credits and balances for recruiting service. Discusses War Department policy for paying officer's recruiting "premiums" in the case of deserters and mentions bounties due to Army recruits
year created
1796
month created
06
day created
10
author
sent from location
Accountants Office
recipient
sent to location
Greenville
in collection
in image
author note
William Simmons
recipient note
Yelverton Peyton
notable person/group
Ensign Yelverton Peyton
William Simmons
recruiting service
deserters
army recruits
Ensign Thompson
officer
Lowman
George Dougherty
paymaster
notable location
Greenville
Accountants Office
notable item/thing
account
credit
balance
premiums
bounties
recruiting money
document number
1796061021255
page start
96
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | YNB01 (434 pages) | Collection: Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217) | V:B, P:96 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | William Simmons | Accountants Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Yelverton Peyton | Greenville | [n/a] |