Receipts for Bounty Paid
Item
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Title
Receipts for Bounty Paid
Description
Simmons received letter from Boote enclosing receipts for bounty paid. Receipt roll entered to credit Boote's account. Simmons praised Boote for withholding pay of deserters; pay is forfeited upon desertion.
year created
1797
month created
10
day created
31
author
sent from location
Accountant's Office
recipient
sent to location
New Brunswick
in collection
in image
author note
William Simmons
recipient note
William R. Boote
notable person/group
Ensign William R. Boote
William Simmons
deserters
notable location
New Brunswick
Accountant's Office
New Jersey
notable item/thing
receipt
bounty
pay
desertion
forfeit
expenses
document number
1797103121955
page start
445
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (1 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:445 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | William Simmons | Accountant's Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | William R. Boote | New Brunswick | [n/a] |