Payment of Troops at Fort Niagara
Item
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Title
Payment of Troops at Fort Niagara
Description
Simmons received muster and pay rolls for June and July, accompanied by receipt roll for January, February, March, April, and May for troops stationed at Fort Niagara. Receipts to be examined and if deemed free of error, amount will be passed to Bruff's credit. Remarks regarding bounty paid to enlisted men under Captain Hannah and Thomas Parker. Details regarding Bruff's account balance. Payment of Lieutenant Vischer, and particulars sent to Albany. Payment of Lieutenant. P. Tallman, Lieutenant Theop. Elmer, Surgeon's Mate John G. Coffin, and Lieutenant Nanning Vischer paid per their order to James O'Hare.
short description
Simmons received muster and pay rolls for troops stationed at Fort Niagara. Receipts to be examined; if deemed free of error, amount will be passed to Bruff's credit. Remarks regarding bounty paid to enlisted men under Captain Hannah and Thomas Parker. Details regarding Bruff's account balance.
year created
1797
month created
10
day created
03
author
sent from location
Accountant's Office
recipient
sent to location
Fort Niagara
in collection
in image
note
Possibly enclosed in Simmons to Chapin, 10/03/1797.
author note
William Simmons
recipient note
Captain James Bruff
notable person/group
Captain James Bruff
William Simmons
Captain Hannah
Thomas Parker
Lieutenant Nanning J. Vischer
Lieutenant. P. Tallman
William Butler artificer
Lieutenant John McClallen
Samuel Lewis, clerk in the war office
deserters
regiment
notable location
Fort Niagara
Accountant's Office
Albany
garrison
New York
notable item/thing
payroll
muster
muster roll
error
credit
receipt roll
bounty
account
balance
pay
charges
reenlist
document number
1797100321155
page start
314
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (3 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:314 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | William Simmons | Accountant's Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | James Bruff | Fort Niagara | [n/a] |