Accounts examined and money owed
Document 1796Accounts of a Captain James Gamble deceased have been examined anf Simmons requests that Morrison pay the sums owed to the War Department
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Capt Daniel Springer
Bender Tobin
Fayette County
Pennsylvania
Department of War
Accountants office
April 10th 1796
Sir
Your letter of the 5th Instt enclosing your Muster and Pay Roll of 31 March 1796 have been received the pay roll has been examined amounting to Two Hundred fifty one Dollars and twenty three Cents which you will receive from Henry Miller Esqr by the direction of the paymaster and for which you will sign'd Duplicate receipts to be accountable for the disbursement thereof agreeably to the enclosed Pay Roll. I have to observe to you that your company is deficient the Pay Note, your having considerable Monthly Drawing on your hands unaccounted for —
I am &c
William Simmons
Henry Miller Esqr
Supervisor
Pensylvania —
Department of War
Accountants Office
April 10th 1796
Sir
You will receive from the Treasurer of the United States the Sum of Two Hundred & fifty one Dollars twenty three Cents which you will please transmit to Capt Danl Springer at Union Town Fayette County Pennsylvania being for pay of the Men Commanded by him to the 31 of March 1796 for from he will sign Duplicate receipts to be accountable for the due application thereof.
I am &c
William Simmons
Lieut Dohruenstedt Soverand
Troops of Paymaster West Point
Sir
Department of War
Accountants Office
April 19. 1796
Your letter of the 8th Inst inclosing the Muster Payroll of the Corps of Artificers and Engineers [undecipherable: Stationed at west] by
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Accounts of a Captain James Gamble deceased have been examined anf Simmons requests that Morrison pay the sums owed to the War Department
Date
04/12/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Dept. of War Accountants Office
Document number
1796041221455
Page start
37
Notable persons
James Morrison
William Simmons
Captain James Gamble
Notable locations
Drumor Township, Lancaster County
Dept. of War Accountants Office
Notable items
books
expenditures
accounts
refund

