Money not accounted
Document 1797Requests that Captain Wade refund money owed to the War Department for omitted credits and over payments and provide receipts from David Henley, agent for the War Department.
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Mr Edmund H. Quincy Accountants Office
Clerk to the Navy Yard February 14th 1797
Portsmouth N.Hampshire
Sir
I received your letter of the 31st Ultimo enclosing your Account Current and have transmitted your Salary for the quarter ending 31st December 1796 to Joshua Wentworth, Supervisor New Hampshire, on the receipts of which you will please give him your duplicate Receipts for the same. I am &c.
Wm Simmons
Acct.
Joshua Wentworth Esqr Accountants Office
Supervisor Portsmouth February 14th 1797
New Hampshire
Sir
The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of One hundred & Eighty Seven 50/100 Dollars being for the Salary of Edmund H. Quincy as Clerk to the Navy Yard at Portsmouth from 1st Octo. to 31st December 1796 which sum you will please pay him taking duplicate Receipts for the same — I am &c.
Wm Simmons
Acct.
Nicholas Fish Esqr Accountants Office
Supervisor N. York February 14th 1797
Sir
I received your letter of the 9th inclosing your Account Current and the following Receipts Vizt
Nehemiah Freem
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Requests that Captain Wade refund money owed to the War Department for omitted credits and over payments and provide receipts from David Henley, agent for the War Department.
Date
02/10/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1797021022355
Page start
369
Notable persons
Captain John Wade
William Simmons
David Henley
agent war department
Lieutenant Wright
paymaster troops
Captain Gibson
men
Caleb Swan
Notable locations
Knoxville, Tennessee
Accountants Office
Southwestern Territory
Notable items
charges
books
monies
refund
receipts
account
certificate
money

