Credit to Chester's Account
Document 1796Simmons notifies Chester that he will credit a receipt to his account on the account books of the War Department
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John Chester Esqr
Supervisor
Weathersfield
Connecticut
Sir
You will receive from the Treasurer of the United States the sum of one hundred & four Dollars, which you will please to pay to Captain Edward Miller; being for the pay of himself & men at Middletown for Augt 1796 and take his duplicate Rect for the due application hereof.
I am &c.
Wm Simmons
Act
Lieutt Jono Robeson
Whelstone point
Maryland
Accountants Office
Septr 6. 1796
Sir
I received your letter of the 1st inst enclosing your Pay Roll for July & Muster Roll for August 1796. The Pay Roll has been examined amounting to Eighty nine Dollars which will be passed to your Credit on the Books of this Office. You have omitted sending the pay roll for the month of August, which you must forward to this Office before the amount can be transmitted to you.
I am &c.
Wm Simmons Act
Wm Polk Esqr
Supervisor
Charlotte, No Carolina
Accountants Office
Sept 6th 1796
Sir
The Treasurer of the United will remit you the sum of Thirty two three Dollars 82/100 being the amount of your Commissions on receiving & paying monies from this Department between 2nd April 1794 & 21 Feby 1795 for which you will please to forward your Rect.
P.S. The Rect for one hundred ninety eight Ds paid John Blakely is not yet come to hand.
I am &c.
Wm Simmons Act
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Simmons notifies Chester that he will credit a receipt to his account on the account books of the War Department
Date
08/29/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1796082921055
Page start
182
Notable persons
John Chester
William Simmons
Captain Donald Mitchell
supervisor Weathersfield Connecticut
Notable locations
Wethersfield, Connecticut
Accountants Office
Weathersfield
Notable items
receipt
credit
books

