Receipt roll received and examined
Document 1795Informs Capt. Dale that the office has received and examined his receipt roll.
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[Lt. Nanning J. Visscher.]
Department of War
Accountants' Office
December 24th 1795.
Sir
You being charged on accounts rendered by the Pay Master General with considerable sums of Money as Sub Pay Master, you are therefore requested to attend at this Office in order to compleat a Settlement thereof and account for the sums you received —
I am Sir &c —
William Simmons —
[N.B. a copy of the above letter was sent to Ens. Robt Lee —]
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John S. Dexter Esq.
Supt Rhode Islands —
Department of War —
Accountants' Office
December 24th 1795.
Sir
Your letter of the 14th Instant has been duly received enclosing Capt William Littlefield's Receipt for two hundred and fifty four Dollars and ninety five Cents which sum will be passed to your credit on the Books of this Office. —
I am Sir &c —
William Simmons —
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Capt. Richd Daly —
New Castle County
Delaware —
Department of War
Accountants' Office
December 28th 1795.
Sir
The Receipt roll for the pay of your company, transmitted by you to the Secretary of War on the 29th September last, has been received at this Office examined, and the Amount being one hundred and six Dollars together with the sum of Seven Dollars and fourteen cents passed to your credit, which equals the [sum] you received from this Office on the 12th February last for the purposes above mentioned. —
I am Sir &c
William Simmons
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[Circular to the Supervisors of the Revenue —]
Department of War —
Accountants' Office
December 26th 1795. —
The Accounts of Supervisors for commissions on receiving and paying Monies from this Department being to be settled at this Office. I have to request you will State your Account therefor, up to the end of the present year, at 1 pr cent agreeably to the Circular letter from the Secretary of the Treasury of the 12th June 1[undecipherable] to Supervisors — after the Receipt thereof. It will be examined and the amount found due will be remitted accordingly. —
I am Sir &c —
William Simmons
To
— John Chester —
John S. Dexter —
— Nathl Gorham —
Joshua Wentworth —
— John Mathews —
John Hily —
Type
Letterbook
Description
Informs Capt. Dale that the office has received and examined his receipt roll.
Date
12/28/1795
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Accountant's Office
Document number
1795122821055
Page start
366
Notable persons
Richard Dale
William Simmons
Secretary of War
accountant
Notable locations
New Castle County, Delaware
War Accountant's Office
Notable items
receipt roll
pay
credit


