Alterations to Pay Rolls Submitted to Office

Item

Type

Author's Letterbook Copy

Title

Alterations to Pay Rolls Submitted to Office

Description

Alterations to pay roll of recruits under Marschalk's command. Changes made to the pay of John Stapleton, John Weisenfelt, John Seamans, John Marshall, Patrick Bryne, David Prickett, James Seggarson, Calvin Pearce, James McGee, Thomas Thompson, William Butler, and Ephraim Fleming. P.S. Simmons included a receipt roll filled up agreeable to the remittance to serve for paying money.

year created

1797

month created

10

day created

06

sent from location

Accountant's Office

recipient

sent to location

Ellis's Island near New York

in image

note

Post Script informed Marschalk of his errors in accounting and Simmons remedy to prevent future incorrect statements.

author note

William Simmons

recipient note

Andrew Marschalk

notable person/group

Lieutenant Andrew Marschalk
William Simmons
John Stapleton
John Weisenfelt
John Seamans
John Marshall
Patrick Bryne
David Prickett
James Seggarson
Calvin Pearce
James McGee
Thomas Thompson
William Butler
Ephraim Fleming
recruits
Thomas Ellis
deserter
drummer
artificer
private
Nicholas Fish
supervisor New York

notable location

Ellis's Island near New York
Accountant's Office

notable item/thing

pay roll
examination
alterations
claim
receipts
receipt roll
remittance
money

document number

1797100621355

page start

324

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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:324

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author William Simmons Accountant's Office [n/a]
Recipient Andrew Marschalk Ellis's Island near New York [n/a]