Account and receipts needed at the War Office
Document 1797Requests that Marshall provide his account and receipts for monies received from the War Office for the pay of the Militia of Washington County so that Simmons can examine and settle his account. Cited in Simmons to Marshall, 11/02/1797.
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[James Marshall] [D.W. Accountants Office]
Lieutenant Col.
Washington County
Tenns.e
Sir
You stand charged on the Books of this Off with the sums of Money annexed paid you for the Pay & Subsistence of the Militia of Washington County for the services in the years 1790 and 1791. for the payment of which sum to the Individuals employed you are he accountable.
I have therefore to request you will forw immediately to this Office, your Account with the recets of such of the said Scouts as you have paid money, that the same may undergo the necessary examinat and if free of error pass to the Credit of your account.
Expecting your reply to the above in a post or tw I am &c.
Wm Simmons
Acctr
James Marshall Dr.
For amount Warrant No 9y being for Pay & rations due the Militia of Washington County agree to Roll. 450. For this Amount paid by Daniel Brill to Archeson pr letter from James Marshall being for the Pay of the Scouts of said County from 1st April to 1st Sept 1790 29th. Due the United States. — Dollars 748.65
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Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Requests that Marshall provide his account and receipts for monies received from the War Office for the pay of the Militia of Washington County so that Simmons can examine and settle his account. Cited in Simmons to Marshall, 11/02/1797.
Date
05/10/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1797051021055
Page start
67
Note
Cited in Simmons to Marshall, 11/02/1797.
Notable persons
Lieutenant Colonel James Marshall
William Simmons
militia
scouts
Notable locations
Washington County, Pennsylvania
Accountant's Office
Notable items
books
pay
subsistence
account
credit
money

