Credit to Edward Carrington
Document 1796Notifies Edward Carrington that a receipt will placed to his credit on the War department account books
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will be forwarded to you without Delay, the Necessity for the Money being no longer in arrears than two Months will appear by the Act of Congress of 7 June 1794 an Extract whereof you have herewith
You will therefore make arrangements in such manner as to forward the Abstracts of the Troops in time, that the money may be paid agreeably to the act
Your attention on this heads is highly necessary —
I am &c
William Simmons ——
Accountants Office, ——
June 11. 1794 ——
Isaac Craig Esqr.
Petersburg
Sir,
I Received your letter of the 3 Inst enclosing an account current by which there appears a Balance in your hands of 400 Drs. which will be examined and if found right will be entered accordingly
I have forwarded to the Secretary of War an Estimates of the Pay Subsistence & forage of the troops at the Appery posts of the Ohio for the Months of March, April & May, 1794 deducting therefrom the 630 Drs. in your hands leaves a balance of 3,290 [undecipherable] Drs., which Sum will be remitted to you as early as the State of the Treasury will admit ——
Blank Muster and Pay rolls were forwarded by last post.
I am &c
Wm Simmons ——
Capt Frans De haberount
Gallipolis
Accountants Office,
June 11. 1794 ——
Sir,
I received your letter of the 19 ult enclosing a Muster Roll of yourself and Money for your & their pay from 10th Octr 1793 to 10 Feby 1794 which will be examined and the amount found due will be passed to your Credit —— of which you will be informed.
I am &c
W. Simmons ——
Lieutt Horatio N. Dayton
New York
Accountants Office,
June 11. 1796 ——
Sir,
I received your letter of the 9 Instant together with the Muster Rolls accompanying the same, which will be speedy under examination, and the amount —— found due will be passed to your Credit of which you will be informed.
I am &c
Wm. Simmons ——
Natho Gorham Esqr.
Supervisor, Boston
Accountants Office
June 11. 1796 ——
Sir, I received your letter of the 4th Inst enclosing the Acct of Capt [undecipherable: Nourshouspa] one for 160 [undecipherable] Drs for his pay as assistant Storekeeper at Springfield to the 31 Octr 1795 the other for 120 Drs for his pay from 1st [undecipherable] to 8o April 1796 which sums will be passed to your credit on the books of this Office
I am &c
W. Simmons
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Notifies Edward Carrington that a receipt will placed to his credit on the War department account books
Date
06/09/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Dept. Accountants Office
Document number
1796060921455
Page start
93
Notable persons
Edward Carrignton
William Simmons
supervisor Virginia
cadet
Notable locations
Richmond, Virginia
War Dept. Accountants Office
Notable items
credit
books

