Credit to Robeson's account
Document 1796Acknowledges receipt of a muster roll and a receipt roll that will be credited on the books of the War Department accountants office.
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John Chester Esqr
Supervisor
Wethersfield
Connecticut
Accountants Office
Septr 6. 1796
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 thereof.
I am &c.
Wm Simmons
Acct
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Lieutt Jonas Robeson
Whetstone point
Maryland
Accountants Office
Septr 6. 1796
Sir.
I received your letter of the 1st inst enclosing your Rect Roll for July & Muster Roll for August 1796
The Rect 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 Acct
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Wm Polk Esqr
Supervisor
Charlotte, No Carolina
Accountants Office
Septr 16th 1796.
Sir!
The Treasurer of the United will remit you the sum of Thirty [strikethrough: 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 Drs paid John Blakely is not yet come to hand.
I am &c
Wm Simmons
Acct
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Acknowledges receipt of a muster roll and a receipt roll that will be credited on the books of the War Department accountants office.
Date
09/06/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1796090621655
Page start
187
Notable persons
Lieutenant Jonathan Robeson
William Simmons
Notable locations
Whetstone Point, Maryland
Accountants Office
Notable items
receipt roll
credit
books
pay roll

