Author's Letterbook Copy
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Receipt of Muster and Pay Rolls
09/05/1797 Author's Letterbook CopySimmons received letter from Miller dated August 31st which contained muster and pay rolls of his recruits. Total amount: $88.80. Simmons deducted $0.08 for John Deming and $0.10 on the pay of …
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217)
Receipt of Muster and Pay Roll
09/05/1797 Author's Letterbook CopySimmons received Marschalk's letter dated September 2nd regarding Muster and Pay rolls for recruits under Marschalk's command. Simmons deducted $1.69 from sum leaving $192.24 as payment. Fish will …
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217)
Receipt of Letter Concerning Commission
08/30/1797 Author's Letterbook CopySimmons acknowledged receipt of letter on August 11th that contained duplicate receipts for $149.51 salary. Stevens commission will be paid as usual.
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217)
Receipt of John Bryant
08/15/1797 Author's Letterbook CopySimmons says he received John Bryant' receipt for $134.75 passed to Jackson's credit on the books of the War Dept. office.
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217)
Receipt of documents
07/28/1797 Author's Letterbook CopyAcknowledges receipt of documents for audit.
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217)
Receipt of Account and Vouchers
09/29/1797 Author's Letterbook CopyAmes account and vouchers received by Simmons, material placed under examination and the result communicated to Ames.
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217)
Receipt needed
03/17/1797 Author's Letterbook CopyRequests a receipt needed to clear a charge from Hyde's account
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217)
Receipt for Receipts
09/27/1797 Author's Letterbook CopyGraves requested account information in letter dated September 16th, Simmons responded that Graves stands charged with $43.55 received by Graves from Edward Carrington. Money was for payment of …
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217)
Receipt for commissions
06/13/1797 Author's Letterbook CopyAcknowledges receipt of Stevens' receipt for his commissions for acting as agent of the War Department in transferring monies
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217)
Receipt and warrant
02/07/1797 Author's Letterbook CopyCover letter for a receipt and warrant of John Habersham, collector of customs at Savannah, Georgia, for expenses of the War Department
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217)
Receipt and pay rolls
04/11/1797 Author's Letterbook CopyAcknowledges receipt of receipt roll of Blackburn's detachment that will be credited on the books of the War Department accountants office. Acknowledges receipt of pay roll. Money for the pay will be …
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217)
Receipt and pay for an officer
06/22/1797 Author's Letterbook CopyAcknowledges receipt of a receipt of bounty paid to Thomas Brown. Sends money for the pay of Captain Lyman. Cited in Shoemaker to Simmons, 07/03/1797
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217)
Quincey's pay
02/14/1797 Author's Letterbook CopyNotification that his account for pay has been approved and that he will receive his pay from Joshua Wentworth, federal supervisor for New Hampshire
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217)
Questions regarding an Act of Congress
03/09/1797 Author's Letterbook CopySimmons requests a list of officers deranged under the 3 March 1797 Act "To Ascertain and Fix the Military Establishment of the United States" and the offers allowed six months pay under the act
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217)
Questions Regarding Allowance of Inspector
10/25/1797 Author's Letterbook CopySimmons noted that law of Congress provided an inspector and authorized the Brigadier to chose him from the Captains and Subalterns. Maj. Cushing was appointed to position of inspector and claimed …
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217)
Quarterly War Department accounts
08/02/1797 Author's Letterbook CopyCover letter for the quarterly War Department accounts of settlements made at the Accountant's Office, submitted for review at the Treasury Department
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217)
Quarterly Accounts April-June
10/21/1797 Author's Letterbook CopyQuarterly accounts of War Department Office submitted to Harrison for examination.
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217)
Proper vouchers for settlement
01/28/1797 Author's Letterbook CopyRequests that Brock submit a statement of account with "proper vouchers" for the expenditure of money received by him in 1792.
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217)
Privates' bounty claims
06/09/1797 Author's Letterbook CopyRequests that Miller advise him as to whether the claims for bounty of privates Jese Kentner, John Kentner, James Drown, and Asa Smith are justified.
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217)
Private's bounty
06/24/1797 Author's Letterbook CopyAcknowledges receipt of the enlistment of Richard S. Sutton and receipt for his bounty. Advises Rodrigue to pay the remainder of his bounty in installments.
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217)
Private Enoch Smith, late of Captain Thompson's Company of Infantry 4th Sub Legion
01/09/1797 Author's Letterbook CopyCertification that $22.40 is due Private Enoch Smith, late of Captain Thompson's Company of Infantry 4th Sub Legion, being his pay from January 1 to June 18, 1795, the date of his discharge.
Report Books of the Accountant of the War Department, April 14, 1795-Dec 31, 1817. (RG217)
Power of attorney received
06/30/1797 Author's Letterbook CopyNotifies Lieutenant Lukens that he received his power of attorney authorizing his pay, subsistence, and forage as Sub Legionary Major in the 2nd Sub Legion to be paid to a second party
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217)
Pourcheresse's pay
03/29/1797 Author's Letterbook CopyNotification that his account for pay has been approved and that he will receive the same.
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217)
Pig Lead for the Frigate "Constellation"
07/11/1797 Author's Letterbook CopyHodgdon is asked to take order for five tons of pig lead, in lieu of the five tons of sheet lead heretofore ordered, for the use of the Frigate "Constellation" at Baltimore.
Subject File of the Naval Records Collection
Pig Lead for the Frigate "Constellation"
07/11/1797 Author's Letterbook CopyHarris is asked to deliver five tons of pig lead to Samuel Hodgdon for the use of the Frigate "Constellation" at Baltimore.
Subject File of the Naval Records Collection
