Closing of Winston's account
Document 1797Requests that Captain Winston provide his account and vouchers for monies received from the War Office so that Simmons can close his account
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will without loss of time forward to this Office the necessary Vouchers for the sums paid by you that the same may appear at your Credit & the Balance (if any) paid to the Treasurer of the United States that your account may be closed on the Books of this Office, your early attention to this object is particularly requested — I am &c.
Wm Simmons
Acct
[the above letter destroyed & not forwarded]
Conway Accountants Office
Sir February 10th 1797
You stand charged on the Books of this Office with the sum of Three Hundred Sixty Dollars Ninety five Cents paid you for sundry Non Commissioned Officers & Privates in your Company in 1792 & for which you have rendered no account or Vouchers for the same, I therefore request you will on Receipt hereof forward the necessary Vouchers that I may be enable to pass to your Credit the different sums paid by you on the Books of this Office and the Balance (if any) refunded to the Treasurer of the United States to close your account, your immediate attention to this object is particularly requested —
I am &c
Wm Simmons
Acct
Cot David Henley Accountants Office
AWD / Knoxville February 6. 1797
Sir
Enclosed you will receive Copies of my letters to you of the 28th & 30th December last year with their ac=companyments to which you are requested in every particular
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Requests that Captain Winston provide his account and vouchers for monies received from the War Office so that Simmons can close his account
Date
01/27/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1797012727955
Page start
355
Notable persons
Captain William Winston
William Simmons
treasurer
Notable locations
Richmond, Virginia
Accountants Office
Notable items
voucher
account
money
balance

