Regarding Claims of Artillery Artificers
Document 1796Letter to the Secretary of War, concerning various claims. Simmons responds that the office does not have any record of these individuals applying for claims, and that similar claims have been rejected by Congress.
No human transcription currently available for this document.
This transcription was generated by machine using Anthropic's Claude Code (a mix of sonnet and opus models). It may contain errors or inaccuracies. Please verify against the document image. Learn more about our generative AI methodology.
[Cancelled]
Mean. De Lyritz Esqr.
Aspt. Engineer
Baltimore Sr.
Department of War
Accountants Office
January 29th 1796.
You will receive from Jn. Kitty Esqr. Supervisor Baltimore the sum of Three hundred fifty seven Dollars and ten Cents being for your Compensation as Assistant Engineer of the Fortifications at Baltimore from the 3d of May (the day of your Appointment) to the 31st December 1795 inclusive for which you will please sign Duplicate receipts-
I am Sir Yc.
William Simmons
[Cancelled]
John Kitty Esqr.
Supervisor Baltimore Sr.
Department of War
Accountants Office
January 29th 1796
The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of Three hundred fifty seven Dollars and ten Cents being the Compensation of Alexander De Lyritz Assistant Engineer of the fortifications at Baltimore from the 3d of May (the day of his Appointment) to the 31st Decemr. 1795 inclusive for which sum you will please take his receipts-
I am Sir &c.
William Simmons
The Secretary of War.
Sir
Department of War
Accountants Office
January 29th 1796.
In reply to the Claim of Nicholas Rich and other for their Services as Artillery Artificers in the Regiment late Commanded by Col. Flowers, I have the honor to inform you that. I have no recollection of either of them ever having applied to me for information, or to Settle or
Type
Letterbook
Description
Letter to the Secretary of War, concerning various claims. Simmons responds that the office does not have any record of these individuals applying for claims, and that similar claims have been rejected by Congress.
Date
01/29/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Accountant's Office
Document number
1796012921455
Page start
408
Note
Addressed to Secretary of War
Notable persons
Secretary of War
William Simmons
James Mchenry
Nicholas Riel
artillery artificers
Colonel Flowers
Congress
Commissioner of Army Accounts
Jacob Beck
regiment
Committe of Claims
Notable locations
War Accountant's Office
Notable items
claim
applied
Act of Congress
continental money
specie
petition
report

