Explanation of Pay and Muster Roll Amount

Item

Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Title

Explanation of Pay and Muster Roll Amount

Description

Differing totals in pay and muster rolls exist due to mistake on Asa Hall's account, extract from Hall's claim. Frye hopes that appropriation law will pass soon so Simmons is able to pay troops.

year created

1798

month created

05

day created

09

sent from location

Governor's Island

recipient

sent to location

Philadelphia

in image

note

Cited in Simmons to Frye, 05/15/1798.

author note

Frederick Frye

recipient note

William Simmons

cited note

Cited document addressed to the War Office

notable person/group

William Simmons
Frederick Frye
Asa Hall

notable location

Philadelphia
Governor's Island

notable item/thing

pay

notable idea/issue

muster
appropriations

document number

1798050970001

page start

1

number of pages

2

Transcribe this document

Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (2 pages) YWV02 (2 pages) Collection: Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217) Frye, Frederick
[view document] (2 pages) YWV02a (2 pages) Collection: Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217) Frye, Frederick
[view document] (0 pages) [no image] Collection: Citations [unknown]

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Frederick Frye Governor's Island [n/a]
Recipient William Simmons Philadelphia [n/a]