Settling Butler's accounts
Document 1797Notifies Butler that he must account to Caleb Swan for monies owed to the War Department on Butler's accounts as "Captain of Levies" and as Captain of the U.S. 4th Regiment.
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and when compleated you shall be informed how it sta[nds]
I am &c.
Wm Simmons
acct
Capt Edward Butler Accountants Office
U.S. 4th Regiment June 15th 1797
Sir
Inclosed you will receive two accounts Current stated from the Books of this Office, on the one, as Captain of levies there is a balance unaccounted for of Three hundred and forty one Dollars & thirty three Cents and on the other as captain of the U.S. 4th Regt a balance of Eleven thousand two hundred & thirteen Dollars & twenty seven Cents which sums I have to request you will be pleased to account for to Caleb Swan Esq. either by refunding the balance or producing Vouchers for any further expenditures, in either case you will transmit his Receipts, that after examination they may be pased to your credit on the Books of this Office.
I am &c.
Wm Simmons
acct
Capt Thomas Pasteur Accountants Office
U.S. 1st Regt. June 16th 1797
Sir
Inclosed you have a copy of your account Current stated from the Vouchers on file in this Office balance due the United States One thousand sev[en] hundred and sixty seven Dollars and five Cents, to request that if you are in possession of any o[ther] Vouchers to cover this balance or any part ther[eof] you will be pleased to deliver them as usual to Swan Esq. to be transmitted to this Office in ord[er to] have them [strikethrough: accounted] pased to your cre[dit] or wise to refund the said Balance to him & transmit [a] receipt to exonerate you on the Books of this Of[fice].
I am &c.
Wm Simmons
Acct
Capt Wm Richard Accounts Of[fice]
Knoxville June 16th [1797]
Sir
I have received your letter of the 1st Ultim[o] transmitting Pay and Muster Rolls of your re[cruiting] accounts for Payments to your men, all of which [will] be placed under examination and the result com[mu]nicated to you.
It is a desirable thing to have all Pub[lic] accounts settled as early as possible I should t[herefore] be pleased to learn of your having effected a settlement [with] the agent War Department at Knoxville that he may [trans]mit them here for a final examination and entry.
I am &c.
Wm Simmons
acct
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Notifies Butler that he must account to Caleb Swan for monies owed to the War Department on Butler's accounts as "Captain of Levies" and as Captain of the U.S. 4th Regiment.
Date
06/15/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1797061521255
Page start
104
Note
Enclosed in Simmons to Swan, 06/16/1797.
Notable persons
Captain Edward Butler
William Simmons
Caleb Swan
Captain of Levies
4th US Regiment
Notable locations
Accountant's Office
Notable items
books
examination
receipts

