Credit to Carrington's account
Document 1796Acknowledges receipt of a receipt that will be credited on the books of the War Department accountants office.
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John Chester Esqr Accountants Office
Supervisor Aug 16. 1796.
Connecticut
Sir
The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of one hundred & forty eight Dollars & ninety one Cents which you will please to pay to Captain Edward Miller at Middletown, (being for the pay of himself & men for the month of July 1796) and take his duplicate receipt to be accountable for the due application thereof.
I am &c
Wm Simmons
Sect
Captn Edward Miller Accountants Office
Middletown Augt 15 1796.
Connecticut
Sir
John Chester Esqr Supervisor Connecticut will pay you the sum of one hundred and forty eight Dollars & ninety one Cents, being for the pay of yourself and Men for the month of July 1796 for which sum you will give your duplicate receipts to be accountable for the Disbursement thereof agreeably to the enclosed Receipt Rolls.
I am &c
Wm Simmons
Sect
P.S. You have charged the Pay of Lieut Russell 30 Dollars p month instead of 2 6 Drs which makes a Difference of 8 Dollars: - this together with a small Error in your pay Rolls will account for difference as stated by you
Decius Wadsworth Esqr Accountants Office
Hartford August 15. 1796.
Connecticut
Sir
I have received your letter of the 14th Inst. and have to inform you that your pay for the month of June has been transmitted to West Point to Lieut Nehemiah Freeman Temporary Pay Master at that Post. You can therefore draw on him who will attend to it.
I am &c
W.m Simmons
Sect
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Acknowledges receipt of a receipt that will be credited on the books of the War Department accountants office.
Date
08/10/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1796081021655
Page start
167
Notable persons
Edward Carrington
William Simmons
Cadet James Triplett
detachment
supervisor Virginia
Notable locations
Virginia
Accountants Office
Norfolk
Notable items
muster
payroll
receipt roll
credit

