Accounts and vouchers
Document 1797Acknowledges receipt of accounts and vouchers for use of the armory at Springfield
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[Duplicate sent June 22]
have to request you will be pleased to refund this sum [to]
Caleb Swan Esq. Pay Mr Gent to the Troops of the Unit[ed States]
and to transmit his receipt for the same to exoner[ate]
you on the Books of this Office.
Samd
Wm Simmons
Acct
Ensign Yelverton Peyton Accountants Offic[e]
U.S. 1. Regiment June 18th 1797
Sir
On examination of your account of
contingencies transmitted to this Office it has been [found]
that Mr Mahen & Kings 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 [receipt]
for the same to exonerate you on the Books of th[is Office]
Samo.
Wm Simmons
Acct
David Ames Esq. 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 f[or the]
use of the Armoury at Springfield from the 1 Janua[ry to]
the 1st of April, which will be placed under examinatio[n]
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

