Money to Captain Miller for recruiting
Document 1796Notifies Chester that he is to pay money for the recruiting service to Captain Edward Miller.
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of the District of Connecticut this sum of two hundred Dollars for the Recruiting Service which sum you will be held accountable for and you are requested to grant receipts accordingly
I am &c
William Simmons —
John Chester Esqr
Supervisor Connecticut
Department of War
Accountants Office
May 18. 1796 —
Sir
The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of Two hundred Dollars for the use of the Recruiting Service to be paid to Capt Edward Millery at Middletown who is to be accountable for the due application thereof and to give his receipts accordingly —
I am &c
William Simmons —
John Chester Esqr
Supr Connecticut
Department of War —
Accountants Office
May 18. 1796 ——
Sir
Received your letter of the 14 Inst enclosing the receipts of Capt Edward Millery for two hundred eighteen Dollars and sixty Cents for pay of himself and recruits to the 20th April which sum will forthwith be passed to your Credit on the Books of this Office
I am &c
William Simmons
John Chester Esqr
Supr Connecticut
Department of War
Accountants office
19 May 1796.
Sir
For the Accounts of Alex Demomore deputy Agent of Indian affairs to the Cherokee Nation are in future to be settled at this Office I have to request that you will transmit to this Office a Copy of the Account as it appears on the Books of the Treasury Dept —
I am &c
William Simmons
Joseph Nourse Esqr
Register of the Treasury
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Notifies Chester that he is to pay money for the recruiting service to Captain Edward Miller.
Date
05/18/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Dept. of War Accountants Office
Document number
1796051822855
Page start
72
Notable persons
John Chester
William Simmons
supervisor Connecticut
Captain Edward Miller
recruiting service
recruits
Notable locations
Connecticut
Dept. of War Accountant's Office
Notable items
pay
money
credit
books

