Notification of Mailed Receipt Roll
Item
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Title
Notification of Mailed Receipt Roll
Description
Steele notified he will receive receipt roll for the pay of troops under his command. Sum will be remit to Steele by Samuel Lewis. Amount rendered to Steele by Lewis did not include the pay of Robert Young and John Smith. Simmons advised Steele that all future recruits must be made known to the Office through a muster roll before they are paid. Simmons noted that Steele received double rations for July, an entitlement no longer justified as stated by Congress. Simmons demanded Steele settle the account for rations with the contractors and forward a certificate of the transaction the exonerate Steele from the charges.
year created
1797
month created
10
day created
17
author
sent from location
Accountant's Office
recipient
sent to location
Carlisle, Pennsylvania
in collection
in image
note
Cited in Steele to Simmons, 10/28/1797.
author note
William Simmons
recipient note
John Steele
cited note
Cited document sent from the War Office
notable person/group
Lieutenant John Steele
William Simmons
Samuel Lewis
Robert Young
John Smith
recruits
congress
clerk
magistrate
Gunkle
treasury
officers
troops
contractor
witness
notable location
Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Accountant's Office
notable item/thing
receipt roll
pay
enlistment
receipts
credit
muster roll
treasury
settlements
document number
1797101721255
page start
429
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| 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:429 |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Citations | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | William Simmons | Accountant's Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | John Steele | Carlisle, Pennsylvania | [n/a] |