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
Supr Weathersfield
Connecticut
Accountants Office
Aug.t 29th 179[undecipherable]
Sir
I received your letter of the 2[undecipherable] instant enclosing Captain Donald G. Mitchells Receipt for [undecipherable] Dollars; which sum will be entered to your Credit on the Books of this Office.
I am &c
Wm Simmons
[undecipherable]
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Captn Edward Miller
Middletown
Connecticut
Accountants Office
Aug.t 31st 179[undecipherable]
Sir
I received your letter of the 28th [in]stant enclosing the Rec.t Roll of yourself & men for the month of [undecipherable] 179[undecipherable] which has been examined with the pay Roll — the am[ount] thereof being one hundred forty eight Dollars 49/100 will be entered [to] your Credit as usual.
I am &c
Wm Simmons
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Nicholas Fish Esqr
Supr New York
Accountants Office
Sep.t 1st 1790[undecipherable]
Sir
I rec.d your Letter of the 30th [undecipherable] enclosing the following Receipts viz
George Flemings for D.rs 4000.
Nehemiah Freeman's . . . . . 2374.83
Israels Morris' . . . . . . . . . 32. —
Nehemiah Freeman's . . . . . 2428.11 [undecipherable]
Nanning J Vischers . . . . . . 410.53 [undecipherable]
amounting to nine thousand two hundred forty five Dollars and forty seven Cents; which sum will be en[tered] to your Credit on the Books of this Office as usual.
I am &c
Wm Simmons
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

