Order and Receipts for Ensign Remington Held for Bail

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N.B. Nov 16 Wiilliam Simmons Esquire Acc’t War Dept. Philadephia Prov Wm. Eaton [undecipherable] 17 Nov Anno Nov. 7. 1795 Sir: I forgot to remark to you in my last letter that I hold, late, Ensign Remington’s order and receipt for his pay for the month of September, being for money paid for him as bail in a special action – I am, Sir, your Obedient and very humble servant William Eaton William Simmons Esquire

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[From W^m Eaton Nov 7^th 1795 [undecipherable]] William Simmons Esquire Act. W. dep^t. Philadelphia Nov. 7. 1795 Sir, I forgot to remark to you in my last letter that I hold, late, Ensign Remington's order and receipt for his pay for the month of September, being for money paid for him as bail in a penal action — I am Sir, your Obedient and very humble servant William Eaton — [paraph] William Simmons Esquire

Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Description

Eaton notifies Simmons that he is holding Ensign Remington's receipt for pay as bail in a special action.

Date

11/07/1795

Author

William Eaton

Recipient

William Simmons

Sent from

Springfield

Repository

National Archives and Records Administration

Collection

Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)

Document number

1795110770001

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Notable persons

William Simmons

William Eaton

Ensign Remington

Notable locations

Springfield

Philadelphia

Notable items

receipt

order

special action

bail