Credit to Chester's Account
Document 1796Lists receipts that are to be entered as a credit on Chester's account in the books of the War Department Accountants Office
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[rome Morphia Esqr
Charleston
S. Carolina]
Department of War
Accountants Office
April 1. 1794
Sir
I Received your letter of the 1st Ulto and the Duplicate thereof by the same post —
Your Account for pay will be attended to in time for the next post —
I am &c
William Simmons
[Danl Stevens Esqr
Supervisor
Charleston So Carolina]
Department of War
Accountants Office
1 April 1794
In
I Received your letters of the 8. 9 & 11 Ulto the first enclosing the following Receipts Vizt
Constnd Strecemans for 22,505. 9
Do............ 2,000 —
Do............ 3,115, 51
Do............ 700 —
amounting to Twenty eight Thousand Three hundred and Twenty Dollars & 60 Cents — The last enclosing a Receipt of Enst Roberts Torrans for Capt Mecht Ehakinson amounting to Seven hundred & — and fifteen Dollars 10/100 which sums will be posted to your Credit on the Books of this Office,
I am &c
William Simmons —
[John Chester Esqr
Supr. Connecticut]
Department of War
Accountants Office
Apr 2. 1796 —
Sir
I have to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 25 Ulto enclosing Capt Busard Millory Receipt for Two hundred and Thirty five Dollars and forty five Cents which sum will be posted to your Credits on the Books of this Office,
I am &c
William Simmons
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Lists receipts that are to be entered as a credit on Chester's account in the books of the War Department Accountants Office
Date
04/02/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Dept. of War, Accountants Office
Document number
1796040221255
Page start
25
Notable persons
John Chester
William Simmons
supervisor Connecticut
Captain Edward Mallory
Notable locations
Connecticut
Dept. of War, Accountants Office
Notable items
credit
books
receipts

