Confirms delivery of receipts
Document 1795Acknowledges receiving the receipts of Captains Wadsworth and Miller.
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you enclosing a Receipt from Capt Samuel Finsley da[ted]
22 October Instt for the Sum of five hundred Dollars an[d]
80 Cents which shall be passed to your Cred[it].
I must beg to refer you to a passage in my letter of
29th Septr 1795 requesting you to transmit a Memorand[um]
or List of the Rect you enclose; this is necessary for th[e]
purpose of procuring a voucher for the files of this Office
I am Sir &c.
Wm Simmons
D. of War. Accountants Office
October 29, 1795.
John Chester Esqre
Supt. Wethersfield
Connecticut
Sir,
I have received your Letters of
the 25 and 26 Instt enclosing the following Receipts viz:
Capt. Deceus Natasworthy for - - - - 260 00/100
" Edward Millers for - - - - 400
Dollars 660 75/100
amounting to six hundred sixty Dollars and fifty five Cents
which will be passed to your Credit accordingly.
I am Sir &c.
Wm Simmons
D. of War. Accountants Office
October 30, 1795.
Joshua Wentworth Esqre
Supt. Portsmouth
New Hampshire
Sir,
I have received your Letter of [the]
20th Instant enclosing the Receipt of Capt. Dart Tilton fo[r]
three hundred & twenty Dollars which will be passed to y[our]
Credit on the Books of this Office.
I am Sir &c.
Wm Simmons.
Type
Letterbook
Description
Acknowledges receiving the receipts of Captains Wadsworth and Miller.
Date
10/29/1795
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Accountant's Office
Document number
1795102921155
Page start
289
Notable persons
John Chester
William Simmons
Captain Decius Wadsworth
Captain Edward Miller
accountant
Notable locations
Wethersfield, Connecticut
War Department Accountant's Office
Notable items
pay
receipts
credit

