Money for rations and pay
Document 1796Informs Saunders that he will send the money for his "retained rations" and his pay to the federal supervisor.
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and take his duplicate receipts for the due application thereof.
I am &c
W.m Simmons
acc.t
Cap.t Staats Moses Accountants Office
West Point - New York Oct.o 20.th 1796
Sir
I received your letter of the 17.th Inst. enclosing sundry claims of the men of your Company; those men who have any thing due them I forwarded the Claims to M.r Freeman with directions to pay them - the enclosed two [undecipherable] to you the Men having nothing due them.
I am &c
W.m Simmons
acc.t
Jona.s Jackson Esq.r Accountants Office
Supervisor — Boston Oct. 20.th 1796
Sir
I received your letter of the 1th Inst. enclosing two Receipts for Money paid by you. One for one hundred & fifty Dollars of C.S. Pomerance; the other for 187[undecipherable]/100 D.ols of Caleb Gibbs both of which will be entered to your Credit on the Books of this Office.
I am &c
W.m Simmons
acc.t
Nehemiah Freeman Esq.r Accountants Office
Comp.y Pay Master Oct. 20.th 1796
West Point
Sir
I received your letter of the 18.th Inst. accompanied by the Pay & Muster Roll of the Corps of Artillerists & Engineers at West Point for the month of September last, which will be examined & the amount found due forwarded to you as usual.
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Informs Saunders that he will send the money for his "retained rations" and his pay to the federal supervisor.
Date
10/17/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1796101721855
Page start
230
Notable persons
Lieutenant John Saunders
William Simmons
federal supervisor
contractor
Notable locations
Fort Norfolk, Virginia
Accountants Office
Notable items
certificate
rations
money
post

