Report on financial matters at Fort Niagara New York
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Report on financial matters at Fort Niagara New York
Description
Sends his "account current" with explanation of certain items, including the entertainment of visitors to the fort. Mentions visits of British officers. Entertainment of visitors has been worthwhile in establishing good relations. But now that the Fort is no longer a novelty, double rations is probably a liberal allowance.
Mentions duty as paymaster, expenses of marching a detachment from Mud Island to West Point, difficulties of recruiting at the fort, the drinking of his sergeant and its effect on the accuracy of the payrolls, and money spent for the recruiting service. Cited in Simmons to Bruff, 12/20/1797.
Mentions duty as paymaster, expenses of marching a detachment from Mud Island to West Point, difficulties of recruiting at the fort, the drinking of his sergeant and its effect on the accuracy of the payrolls, and money spent for the recruiting service. Cited in Simmons to Bruff, 12/20/1797.
year created
1797
month created
12
day created
01
author
sent from location
Niagara
recipient
note
Cited in Simmons to Bruff, 12/20/1797.
author note
James Bruff
recipient note
William Simmons
notable person/group
William Simmons
James Bruff
accountant's office
paymaster
E.S. Hunt
J. Weisner
J. White
P. Parker
sergeant
John Stephens
War Office
notable location
Niagara
works near Baltimore
posts
Canada
American garrison
New York
Mud Island
West Point
sea coast
notable item/thing
receipt rolls
muster rolls
document number
1797120170001
page start
1
number of pages
3
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (3 pages) | YWE19 (3 pages) | Collection: Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217) | Bruff, James |
| [view document] (3 pages) | YWE19a (3 pages) | Collection: Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217) | Bruff, James |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | James Bruff | Niagara | [n/a] |
| Recipient | William Simmons | [unknown] | [n/a] |