Credit to Nathaniel Gorham's Account
Document 1796Notes receipt of several receipts from Gorham that will be credited to his account on the books of the War Department Accountant's Office.
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Henry Miller Esqr
Supt Pennsylva
Department of War
Accountants Office,
May 14, 1796
Sir
The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the Sum of One hundred Dollars to be transmitted to Ensign Charles Martin, Commandant at fort de Boeuf near Erie which Sum you will please to transmit accordingly by taking his receipt to be accountable for the due application thereof which is to be filed in this Office.
I am &c
William Simmons
Ensign Chas Martin
Fort de Boeuf
Department of War
Accountants Office
May 14, 1796
Sir
Agreeably to what I wrote you the 6th inst your accounts have been under examination and the Balance due the United States is 2 72/100 Drs which differs from your stt to the Dr and which is accounted for in manner Stated in the encld Extract. The Bounty due to the recruits under your Command may be paid, provided you are certain of the Money being due to the Men enlisted by Capts Price, Slough, and Lewis — Those Officers not settled their recruiting accounts, and consequently I have no documents to shew they are entitled — I observe by the Statement of Bounty that William Conyers is included who appears to be a desird by Cpts Butlers — he in my opinion is not entitled
Henry Miller Esqr Supt of Penna will remit you the Sum of One hundred Dollars agreeably to your Statement which Sum you will receipt to him to be accountable — for the due application thereof
I am &c
William Simmons
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Notes receipt of several receipts from Gorham that will be credited to his account on the books of the War Department Accountant's Office.
Date
05/04/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Dept. of War Accountants Office
Document number
1796050421255
Page start
55
Notable persons
Nathaniel Gorham
William Simmons
supervisor Boston
Captain Samuel Nicholson
Captain George Ingersoll
Captain George Claghorn
constructor
Notable locations
Boston
Dept. of War Accountants Office
Notable items
frigate construction
receipts
credit
books

