Receipts of Bounty Paid
Item
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Title
Receipts of Bounty Paid
Description
Simmons received letter from Boote dated September 2nd regarding bounty paid recruits. One for Ten dollars paid for apprehension of William Green, a deserter. Money will be passed to the credit of Boote's account. Several receipts for bounty have marks instead of signatures, Simmons advised Boote to attend to situation to prevent trouble when settling accounts.
year created
1797
month created
09
day created
05
author
sent from location
Accountant's Office
recipient
sent to location
New Brunswick, New Jersey
in collection
in image
author note
William Simmons
recipient note
William R. Boote
notable person/group
Ensign William R. Boote
William Simmons
William Green
deserter
recruits
notable location
New Brunswick, New Jersey
Accountant's Office
notable item/thing
deserter
account
signatures
marks
credit
bounty
desertion
credit
apprehension
defective signatures
recruiting account
articles of war
document number
1797090521655
page start
265
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (1 pages) | In image YOQ01 (446 pages) | In source Collection: Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217) | Location in source V:C; P:265 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type Author | Name William Simmons | Location Accountant's Office | Notes [n/a] |
| Type Recipient | Name William R. Boote | Location New Brunswick, New Jersey | Notes [n/a] |