Claim of Continental Army soldier Peter Harris
Document 1796Discusses the claim of the administrator to the estate of Peter Harris, a late soldier of the Rhode Island Line (Continental Army), and its relation to the Act of Limitations.
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and take his duplicate receipts for the due application thereof.
I am &c
Wm Simmons
acct
Capt Staats Morris Accountants Office
West Point — New York Octo 20th 1796
Sir
I received your letter of the 17th Inst enclosing sundry Claims of the men of your Company; those men who have any thing due them I forwarded the Claims to Mr Freeman with directions to pay them — She enclosed two Sections to you the Men having nothing due them.
I am &c
Wm Simmons
acct
Jona Jackson Esqr Accountants Office
Supervisor — Boston Octo 20th 1796
Sir
I received your letter of the 5th Inst. enclosing two Receipts for Money paid by you. One for one hundred & fifty Dollars of C.S. Pomecharge; the other for 18750/100 Drs of Caleb Gibbs both of which will be entered to your Credit on the Books of this Office.
I am &c
Wm Simmons
acct
Nehemiah Freeman Esqr Accountants Office
Tempy Pay Master Octo 20th 1796
West Point
Sir
I received your letter of the 18th 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
Discusses the claim of the administrator to the estate of Peter Harris, a late soldier of the Rhode Island Line (Continental Army), and its relation to the Act of Limitations.
Date
10/18/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1796101821355
Page start
230
Notable persons
Theodore Fowler
William Simmons
Peter Harris
Rhode Island Line
Continental Army
soldier
administrator
treasury department
Notable locations
Providence, Rhode Island
Accountants Office
Notable items
claim
acts of limitations
abstract
register
act of congress

