Request concerning a soldier's arrears
Document 1796Request for information about the arrears of pay due to the estate of a deceased soldier.
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Jonathan Jackson Esqr
Supervisor, Boston
Accountants Office
Octr 7th 1796
Sir
You will receive from the Treasurer of the United States the sum of One hundred eighty seven Dollars & [undecipherable]/100 being for the Salary &c of Caleb Gibbs Clerk of the Navy yard at Boston from 1st July to 30th September 1796 inclusive, which sum you will please to pay to him and take duplicate receipts for the same
I am &c
Wm Simmons
Acct
Lieut Nehemiah Inman
Tempy Q. M.
West Point
Accountants Office
Octr 7th 1796
Sir
Agreeably to what I wrote you on the 6th Inst the Statement and Vouchers of George [undecipherable: probable reading "Horning"] for the payment to the Corps for the month of May has been under examination, and has been found right which will be accordingly entered to his credit and your Account charged with the Balance refunded to you being 115 Dollars
I am &c
Wm Simmons
Acct
Mr Thomas Holt
New London
Virginia
Accountants Office
Octr 8th 1796
Sir
The Secretary of War has thought proper to make you the following Advances, towit:
Drs 556 72/100 on 2/3 of your Estimate for May } 1796
1142 73/100 on 2/3 of —— do for Augt
Drs 1698 98/100 making in the whole Sixteen hundred ninety eight Dollars & 98/100 which sum I have paid, agreeably to your Order, to Samuel Hodgdon Esqr & for which you are held accountable for the due application thereof
I am &c
Wm Simmons
Acct
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Request for information about the arrears of pay due to the estate of a deceased soldier.
Date
10/04/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1796100422055
Page start
217
Notable persons
Constant Freeman
William Simmons
Samuel Allison
friends
Notable locations
Savannah, Georgia
Accountants Office
Notable items
muster rolls
death
statement
arrears

