Request for vouchers
Document 1797Requests that Baird provide his vouchers for monies received by him from the War department for the pay of the scouts of Washington County so that Simmons can clear the charge.
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John Chester Esqr Accountants Office
Supervisor March 6th 1797
Weathersfield Connecticut
Sir
I have received your letter enclosing Capt Edward Millis Rect for One hundred & twenty eight dollars30/100, which sum will be entered to your credit on the Books of this Office — I am &c.
Wm Simmons
Acct
Absolom Baird Esqr Accountants Office
Sir March 7th 1797
You stand charged on the Books of this Office with the sum of 294800/100 Dollars for Pay of the Scouts of Washington County which sum you are held accountable for the due application thereof; I have now to request that you will forward the Vouchers to exhonerate you from the charge, or refund any balance in your hands to the Treasurer of the United States. — I am &c.
Wm Simmons
Acct
Samuel Hodgdon Esqr Accountants Office
Superintendant of Military Stores March 8th 1797
Sir
I wrote to you on the 27th January last relative to a sum of money received by Capt John Helk of John Wilkins Vr M.Go for the Indian Department and therein pointed out agreeably to directions from the Comptroller of the Treasury the mode that was to be pursued in placing the money to the debit of the prope
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Requests that Baird provide his vouchers for monies received by him from the War department for the pay of the scouts of Washington County so that Simmons can clear the charge.
Date
03/07/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1797030721255
Page start
403
Notable persons
Absolom Baird
William Simmons
scouts
treasurer
Notable locations
Accountants Office
Washington County
Notable items
vouchers
balance
books

