Accounts and vouchers
Document 1797Acknowledges receipt of accounts and vouchers for use of the armory at Springfield
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have to request you will be pleased to refund this sum [to]
Caleb Swan Esqr Pay mr Gent. to the Troops of the Unite[d States]
and to transmit his receipt for the same to exoner[ate]
you on the Books of this Office.
I am &c.
Wm Simmons
Acct
Ensign Yelverton Peyton Accountants Offic[e]
US. 1st Regiment June 18th 1797
Sir
[Duplicate sent June 23d]
On examination of your Account o[f]
contingencies transmitted to this Office it has been [found]
that McMahon & King's account has been over extended [one]
Dollar which you will please pay to Caleb Swan Es[q.]
to the Troops of the United States and forward his r[eceipt]
for the same to exonerate you on the Books of th[is Office]
I am &c.
Wm Simmons
acct
David Ames Esqr. Department of War
Superintendant Accountants O[ffice]
of the Armoury) June 18th 1797
Springfield
Sir
I have received your letter of the 13th Inst[ant]
with your Account and Vouchers for expenditures [for the]
use of the armoury at Springfield from the 1st Janua[ry to]
the 1st of april, which will be placed under examinatio[n]
and when completed you shall be informed how it sta[nds]
I am &c.
Wm Simmons
acct
Capt. Edward Butler Accountants Office
US 4th Regiment June 18th 1797
Sir
Inclosed you will receive two accounts
Current stated from the Books of this Office, on the [first]
one, as Captain of levies there is a balance unaccounted fo[r]
of Three hundred and forty one Dollars & thirty three
Cents and on the other as Captain of the US 4th Regt.
a balance of Eleven thousand two hundred & thirteen
Dollars & twenty seven Cents which sums I have to reque[st]
you will be pleased to account for to Caleb Swan Esqr
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 passed to your credit on the Books of this Offic[e]
I am &c.
Wm Simmons
acct
Capt. Thomas Pasteur Accountants Office
US 1st Regt. June 18th 1797
Sir
Inclosed you have a copy of your account
Current stated from the Vouchers on file in this Office
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Acknowledges receipt of accounts and vouchers for use of the armory at Springfield
Date
06/16/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1797061621455
Page start
103
Notable persons
David Ames
William Simmons
Notable locations
Springfield
Accountant's Office

