Receipt of Letter Concerning Commission
Document 1797Simmons acknowledged receipt of letter on August 11th that contained duplicate receipts for $149.51 salary. Stevens commission will be paid as usual.
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Mr John Harris
StoreKeeper
Sir
Accountants Office
August 30th 1797
The Marquis which you have sent for the [use] of the War Department appearing to be incom[plete] I have to request that you will direct a person to attend [at] the purpose of inspecting them and supplying the ne[cessary] appendages to enable him to put them up.
I am &c.
Wm Simmons
Acct
Samuel Meredith Esqr
Treasurer United States
Sir
Accountants Office
August 30th 1797
I have to request that you will be pl[eased] to forward the amount of the enclosed Warrant to Daniel [Stevens] Esqr Supervisor at Charleston, and the signature of the [Secretary] of War will be annexed to the Warrant on his returns.
I am &c.
Wm Simmons
Acct
Daniel Stevens Esqr
Supervisor — Charleston S.C.
Sir
Accountants Office
August 30th 1797
The Treasurer of the United States will [forward to] you the sum of Seven hundred & sixteen dollars & fifty [four] cents which you will please to pay to Captain Micha[el] Kalteisen taking the necessary receipts holding him
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Simmons acknowledged receipt of letter on August 11th that contained duplicate receipts for $149.51 salary. Stevens commission will be paid as usual.
Date
08/30/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1797083021455
Page start
253
Note
Cited in Stevens to Simmons, 09/18/1797.
Notable persons
Daniel Stevens
William Simmons
supervisor Charleston South Carolina
Notable locations
Charleston, South Carolina
Accountant's Office
Notable items
receipts
commission
books

