Credit to Jackson'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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⇣Accountants Office Octr. 5th.1796 Jonathan Jackson EsqrBoston Sir I received your Letter of the 28th ulto. enclosing Capt. George Ingersolls receipt for one hundred & fifty Dollars, which sum will be entered to your Credit on the Books of this Office. I am vc. Wm. Simmons
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Lieut Jonathan Robeson Accountants Office
Baltimore Oct 8th 1796
Sir
I rec'd your letter of the 5th inst inclusing the rect[?] of yourself & men for August 1796 amounting to One Hundred Dollars 100/100 which has been examined & will be passed to your credit on the Books of this Office.
I am &c
W.m Simmons
Acct
Mr J. G. L. Schenck Accountants Office
Oct 8th 1796
Sir
Herewith you will receive through the recommendation of Gov. [undecipherable] the sum of Four hundred seven Dollars [undecipherable]/100 with which you stand charged on the Books of this Office being on Account of Captain William [undecipherable: Bickaid] at [undecipherable: Scarborough] North Carolina for the Pay of himself & Recruits to 31st August 1796, which sum you will be pleased to pay to him taking his duplicate receipts to be forwarded to this Office by different posts, that you may be credited for the same — The enclosed letter to Capt [undecipherable] you will please to deliver.
I am &c
W.m Simmons
Acct
The Sec'y of War Accountants Office
Oct 10th 1796
Sir
The account of Capt. Dan'l Britt as Pay Master of the 1st [undecipherable] has been examined & after crediting him for his pay &c. up to the 1st [undecipherable] There is a balance against him on said account of Doll. 930[undecipherable]/100 there is also due from him to absentees of the Corps of Artillery's & Engineers out of the Monies rec'd by him for their pay for the Month of May 1796 the sum of 90 Doll making in all the sum of 1048[undecipherable]/100 for which you will please to give the necessary directions to have refunded.
I am &c
W.m Simmons
Acct
Lieut W.m Willson Accountants Office
Governors Island Oct 10th 1796
New York
Sir
I received your letter of the [undecipherable] inst enclosing the receipt Roll of yourself & men for September 1796 amounting to One Hundred thirty [undecipherable]
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
10/05/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1796100521555
Page start
218
Notable persons
Jonathan Jackson
William Simmons
Captain George Ingersoll
superintendent Boston
Notable locations
Boston
Accountants Office
Notable items
books
credit

