Accounting Matters with Ebenezer Sproat
Document 1796Accounts and vouchers should be transmitted to the War Department; receipts have been entered to his credit on the accountant's books
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[continuation from previous page]...that Day those forwarded by your Letters of the 10.
[Feb] & 21 March are both perfect and are entered accordingly â
I am &c
William Simmons
Col. Ebenezer Sproat Department of War
Marietta Accountants Office
NW Tâ April 16. 1796
Sir
I received your Letters of the 27 Ulto 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 receipts 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 Department of War
West Point Accountants Office
April 16: 1796
Sir
I received your Letters of the 6 Inst and have directed Mr Freeman the pay Master to pay the Bounty due to Judah Morrill out of the unappropriated Monies in his hands
I am &c
William Simmons
Mr John Field Department of War
Accountants Office
April 16. 1796
Sir
In my letter to you of the 10th of March last, I requested you would pay into the hands of the Treasurer the balance due from Capt Williams power to the United States on the adjustment
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Accounts and vouchers should be transmitted to the War Department; receipts have been entered to his credit on the accountant's books
Date
04/16/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Dept. of War Accountants Office
Document number
1796041621155
Page start
43
Notable persons
Ebenezer Sproat
William Simmons
Major Craig
Notable locations
Marietta, Northwest Territory
Dept. of War Accountants Office
Ohio
Pittsburgh
Notable items
receipts
credit
books
accounts
dispatches
vouchers
advances

