Accounts of Capt John Wade and omission of monies received
Document 1797Simmons reports that there are omissions in Captain Wade's accounts for monies received.
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[Phila[delphia] [date] W[illiam] Simmons]
David Henley Esqr
Agent W. Department
Knoxville
Tennessee
Accountants Office
Febry 10. 1797.
Sir
Herewith you have Duplicate of my letter to you of the 6th Inst: which will be handed you by Lieutenant Wright who will leave Town shortly; Enclosed you have a list of the charges from the Books of this Office, against Capt. John Wade, who marched Capt. Gibbons Men to your place; exclusive of those charges there are two received from C: Swan Pay Master to the Troops U. States, since Captain Wade's departure, for Monies received which he omitted crediting in his settlement at this Office. I have written to Capt. Wade on the subject in the enclosed Letter; which after perusing you will Seal and deliver to him; the am[oun]t Two Hundred ninety Dollars 72/100 Cents he is immediately to refund — to you for which you will give him your duplicate receipts — The necessity of this measure will no doubt appear sufficiently obvious to him when he reflects that his accounts were settled on his attestation, avoiding the necessary form of a Certificate from the Pay Master; — You will please inform me as early as circumstances will admit of the probability of receiving the Money; that if it is refused a proper representations may be made to prevent such omissions in future. — I am
Sir Your Most Obed Serv.
Wm. Simmons
Acct.
[Col. David Henley —
agent for the Department of War
S.W. Territory]
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[Enclosure — Copy]
Capt. John Wade Dr.
1796
Nov. 21 To James Wilkinson Brigr. Gent. for this sum paid him 5 February 1794 for Recruiting — 10 .
14 To Warrant on the Treasurer for Warrant No 1620, on Ac of his Pay — 160 .
21 For Warrant No 1631 due to Ensign Larkin J. Dickinson & the Recruits under the Command of Capt. Alexander Gibson at Staunton Virginia, for their Pay to the 31st. October 1796 — 488 27
22 For Warrant No 1633, due the Recruits under the Command of Capt. Wm. Richard at Farborough in No. Carolina for their Pay for September 1796 — 177 54
[undecipherable] For Warrant No 163[undecipherable] due the Recruits under the Command of Capt. Wm. Richard for Oct[ober] 171 80
Dec. 5 For Warrant No 1677, for defraying the expences of Opoia Mingo a Chickasaw Chief and his Son from Philadelphia to Knoxville 100 .
6 For Warrant No 1686 for expences of ditto 100 .
Dollars 1207 61
Department of War
Accountants Office
February 10. 1797
N.B. Capt. Wade has been paid in full at this Office to 31st. Octr. 1796
True Extract from the Books
John Jennings Junr.
& Clerk
Type
Document Signed
Description
Simmons reports that there are omissions in Captain Wade's accounts for monies received.
Date
02/10/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1797021021401
Page start
1
Note
Cited in Henley to Simmons, 03/14/1797.
Notable persons
David Henley
William Simmons
Captain Wade
accountant
Lieutenant Wright
Captain Gibson
men
paymaster
Caleb Swan
troops
agent war department
Notable locations
Tennessee
Knoxville
Accountants Office
Philadelphia
Southwestern Territory
Notable items
pay
omissions
accounts
monies
march
books
charges
receipts
certificate

