Army Pay and Accounts
Document 1796Discusses a deficiency in the estimates for Army pay. Accounts and vouchers. Asks Swan to forward his accounts quarterly.
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the 1 May those forwarded by your Letters of the 10. & 21 March are both perfect and are entered accordingly
I am &c
William Simmons
Col Ebenezer Sproat
Marietta N.W. Tey
Department of War
Accountants Office
April 16. 1796
Sir
I received your Letter of the 27th Ult in answer to which I have to observe that the utmost dispatch is recommendable to have your Accounts and Vouchers transmitted to this office as it is a desirable thing to have all advances accounted for as soon as possible.
The receipt of Major Craig which you enclosed to me from Pittsburg have been passed to your Credit on the Books of this office.
I am &c
William Simmons
Capt Staats Morris
West point
Department of War
Accountants Office
April 16. 1796
Sir
I received your Letter of the 6th inst and have directed Mr Freeman the pay Master to pay the Bounty due to Judah Marrett out of the unappropriated monies in his hands
I am &c
William Simmons
Mr John Findley
Department of War
Accountants Office
April 16. 1796
Sir
In my Letter to you of the 8th of March last I requested you would pay into the hands of the Treasury the balance due from Capt Williams Power to the United States on the adjustment
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Discusses a deficiency in the estimates for Army pay. Accounts and vouchers. Asks Swan to forward his accounts quarterly.
Date
04/09/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Dept. of War Accountants Office
Document number
1796040921255
Page start
34
Notable persons
Caleb Swan
William Simmons
Army
Headquarters Army
secretary of war
Charles Hyde
comptroller
Notable locations
Dept. of War Accountants Office
Army Headquarters
Notable items
pay
money
estimates
deficiency

