Advances of pay
Document 1796Notifies Holt that the Secretary of War has authorized advances of his pay, which have been paid to Samuel Hodgdon, per Holt's order.
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Jonathan Jackson Esqr
Supervisor, Boston
Accountants Office
Oct. 7th 1796
Sir
You will receive from the Treasurer of the United States the sum of One hundred eighty seven Dollars & 75/100 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 Freeman
Tempt P.M.
West Point
Accountants Office
Oct. 7th 1796
Sir
Agreeably to what I wrote you on the 6th Inst the Statement and Vouchers of George Fleming 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
Oct. 8th 1796
Sir
The Secretary of War has thought proper to make you the following Advances, to wit:
Drs 556 73/100 on ½ of your Estimate for May }
1142 25/100 on ¾ of — do — for Aug } 1796
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
Notifies Holt that the Secretary of War has authorized advances of his pay, which have been paid to Samuel Hodgdon, per Holt's order.
Date
10/08/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1796100821155
Page start
222
Notable persons
Thomas Holt
William Simmons
Secretary of War
Samuel Hodgdon
Notable locations
New London, Virginia
Accountants Office
Notable items
advances
estimate

