Payment of Subsistance for Officers
Item
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Title
Payment of Subsistance for Officers
Description
Simmons enclosed payment for Vischer and other officers in letter as response to requests made on July 15th and August 24th. Payment of officers stationed at Niagara totaled $424.36. Officers paid: Captain James Bruff, Lieut. Nanning Vischer, Lieut. John McClallen, Surgeon's mate John G. Coffin minus $12.10 for rations requested by Coffin on June 19th.
year created
1797
month created
08
day created
31
author
sent from location
Accountant's Office
recipient
sent to location
Albany, New York
in collection
in image
author note
William Simmons
recipient note
Lieutenant Nanning Vischer
notable person/group
Lieutenant Nanning Vischer
William Simmons
officer
Captain James Bruff
Lieutenant John McClallen
Surgeon's Mate John G. Coffin
Samuel Lewis
clerk
notable location
Albany, New York
Accountant's Office
Niagara
notable item/thing
settlement
rations
account
subsistence
charge
receipt
document number
1797083121755
page start
262
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | YOQ01 (446 pages) | Collection: Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217) | V:C; P:262 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | William Simmons | Accountant's Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Nanning J. Vischer | Albany, New York | [n/a] |