Accounting for money received
Document 1797Requests that Davidson provide his account and vouchers for monies received from the War Office so that Simmons can close his account
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Capt Edwd D. Turner Accountants Office
Pittsburgh February 3d 1797
Sir
I received your letter of the 27 Ultimo On examination of the last settlement you made at this Office I find your Pay & Subsistence has been paid to the 1st of November 1796 consequently you were right in your recollection as to the time.
I have directed a letter which remains in the Post Office for you to be forwarded to Pittsburgh there are none in this Department for you.
The necessity of the money for the Army being conveyed to the Pay Master General must be well known to you. I therefore hope you will use every exertion in your power to effect it as early as possible —
I am &c.
Wm Simmons
Acct.
Capt Michael Kalisson Accountants Office
Charleston S. Carolina January 31 1797
Sir
On reference to certain claims paid by the Pay Master General I find he has paid that of. Michael Upton to the date of his discharge the same period for which he received pay at this Office — I shall therefore stop his pay on the present rolls and continue so to do untill he has finally accounted for the money twice paid him. — His claim originally he sold to Colr Stephen Morrison of [Kentuckey] and the Pay Master paid it to him on the certificate inste[ad]
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Requests that Davidson 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
1797012723255
Page start
343
Notable persons
Lieutenant William Davidson
William Simmons
treasury
Notable locations
Annapolis, Maryland
Accountants Office
treasury
Notable items
account
vouchers
balance

