Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217)
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Fish's account and pay of Lt. Willson's men
10/12/1796 Author's Letterbook CopyThree receipts credited to Fish's account. His pay for receiving and paying monies for the War Department. Funds for the pay of Lt. Willson and his men for September.
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217)
Expenses of the Accountant's Office
09/13/1796 Author's Letterbook CopyEstimate of monies necessary to be appropriated by Congress for the expenses of the War Department Accountant's Office for the coming year. Lists salaries of employees and contingent expenses
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217)
Expense of pursuing deserters
11/04/1796 Author's Letterbook CopyDiscusses the payment of expenses for pursuit of Army deserters. Discusses his reasons for the refusal of certain claims for expenses on the account of Captain Mitchell. Discusses proper accounting of …
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217)
Estimate of pay for officers and soldiers in Georgia
06/09/1796 Author's Letterbook CopySimmons transmits an estimate for "one month's pay, subsistence, and forage of the regular troops in Georgia" under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Henry Gaither
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217)
Estimate of pay for an Army detachment
06/10/1796 Author's Letterbook CopyEstimate of one month's pay for a detachment of Army troops under the command of Captain James Bruff.
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217)
Estimate of expenses
10/03/1796 Author's Letterbook CopyCover letter for a copy of the estimate Simmons sent to the Treasury for the salaries and contingent expenses of the War Department Accountant's Office for 1797.
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217)
Estimate for pay of troops stationed on the Ohio
06/10/1796 Author's Letterbook CopySends McHenry an estimate for the pay of the Army troops under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Butter "stationed at the upper posts of the Ohio".
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217)
Esitimate for Georgia militia
06/15/1796 Author's Letterbook CopyCover letter for an estimate (not in the letterbook) for the militia received from Constant Freeman, War Department agent in Georgia, with the estimate's total and Simmons' comments
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217)
Enclosed Opinion of the Attorney General
05/30/1796 Author's Letterbook CopyEnclosed the Attorney General's opinion regarding the claims of General Wayne and Captain De Butts.
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217)
Edmund Quincy's salary
10/12/1796 Author's Letterbook CopyNotifies Quincy that the money for his quarterly salary was transmitted to Joshua Wentworth, federal supervisor in New Hampshire.
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217)
Edmund Quincy's salary
07/12/1796 Author's Letterbook CopyNotifies Quincy that he will receive the money for his salary and Samuel Larkins' purchase claim from Joshua Wentworth, federal supervisor at Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217)
Edmund Quincey's salary
07/12/1796 Author's Letterbook CopyDirects Wentworth to pay Edmund Quincey's (clerk of the Portsmouth Navy Yard) salary and a purchase claim
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217)
Ebenezer Sproat's Account
04/30/1796 Author's Letterbook CopyDiscusses the settlement of Sproat's account.
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217)
Early pay for Captain Littlefield's men at West Point
09/30/1796 Author's Letterbook CopyNotifies Vischer that due to the mistake of Nehemiah Freemen in paying Captain Littlefield's men for August, Vischer is to use the money Simmons sent for that purpose to pay them for September.
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217)
Documents needed
09/16/1796 Author's Letterbook CopyRequests that Gibson send documents required for an examination of his accounts.
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217)
Dispatches for Lieutenant Vischer
11/30/1796 Author's Letterbook CopyRequests that dispatches containing money for the pay of the troops should forwarded to Lt. Vischer at Fort Oswego "with all possible dispatch."
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217)
Dispatches for Captain Bruff
11/30/1796 Author's Letterbook CopyRequests that Chapin give personal attention to forwarding important dispatches to Captain James Bruff at Niagara
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217)
Discharge and pay
06/13/1796 Author's Letterbook CopyNotifies Merlhie of his discharge and that he will receive his pay from Daniel Stevens
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217)
Difficulty in getting accounts from Sub-Legion Paymasters
06/04/1796 Author's Letterbook CopyDiscusses the difficulties in getting the paymasters of the Army's Sub Legions to submit their accounts regularly and requests Paymaster General Swan's aid in getting them to submit their accounts for …
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217)
Department expenses in Georgia
11/03/1796 Author's Letterbook CopyCover letter for transmitting a receipt and warrant for the expenses of the War Department in Georgia.
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217)
DeGrasse's Pay
04/18/1796 Author's Letterbook CopyNotification that he is to be paid by Daniel Stevens, Supervisor of Revenue in Charleston, South Carolina.
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217)
Decius Wadsworth's pay
08/16/1796 Author's Letterbook CopyNotification that Wadsworth's pay for June was transmitted to Lieutenant Nehemiah Freeman, temporary pay master at West Point
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217)
Decision of the Secretary of War
04/30/1796 Author's Letterbook CopyNotifies Swan of a decision of the Secretary of War on the pay of non commissioned officers and privates related to the claim of Major Morrison.
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217)
Debit to Langham's account.
07/26/1796 Author's Letterbook CopyNotification that his account has been examined and that the balance due the War Department will be placed to his debit in his account.
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217)
De Grasse's receipt
10/04/1796 Author's Letterbook CopyRequests that Stevens forward a receipt from Augusta De Grasse for his compensation.
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217)
