Receipt of Simmons for balance due State of Virginia for pay, subsistence and protection of frontier
Document 1795Writing for Samuel Meredith, Treasurer of United States, Graydon received $28,622.84, balance due state of Virginia in settlement of account for pay and subsistence of militia, pay for protection of frontier, pay for militia at Smithfield, for detachment at Fort Nelson in 1791, to transmitted to Jacquelin Ambler, Treasurer Virginia, per order of Governor Brook.
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Received September 16. 1795 of William Simmons Accountant a Warrant No 668 for Twenty eight Thousand six hundred, [strikethrough: twenty] two dollars and eighty four Cents in full for the balance appearing due the State of Virginia, on settlement of their Account for the Pay and Subsistence of the Militia, Pay of the Scout, Ammunition furnished for their use, and Contingent expences in the protection of her frontiers; also for Pay and Incidental expences of the Militia ordered to arrest a privateer fitting out at Smithfield, in July 1799, & for the Pay and Subsistence of a detachment of Militia Artillery Stationed at Fort Nelson in the Year 1791, which Sum I am to transmit to Jacquelin Ambler Treasurer of said State per order of Govr. Brook, who is to give his receipt for the same —
Ds 28,622 84/100
for Saml Meredith Treasr
of the United States
C Andrew Graydon
Type
Document Signed
Description
Writing for Samuel Meredith, Treasurer of United States, Graydon received $28,622.84, balance due state of Virginia in settlement of account for pay and subsistence of militia, pay for protection of frontier, pay for militia at Smithfield, for detachment at Fort Nelson in 1791, to transmitted to Jacquelin Ambler, Treasurer Virginia, per order of Governor Brook.
Date
09/16/1795
Document number
1795091670001
Page start
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Notable persons
Samuel Meredith
treasurer
William Simmons
accountant
Jacquelin Ambler
treasurer Virginia
Governor Brook
militia
detachment
artillery
Andrew Graydon
scouts
Notable locations
Virginia
Fort Nelson
frontier
Notable items
balance
settlement
pay
subsistence
ammunition
contingent expenses
arrest a privateer

