Settlement of Accounts, with details
Document 1797Simmons requests monies owed to Treasury by Johnson. Letter was motivated by the Resolve of the House of Representatives. The balance of the funds owed should be refunded to the Treasury of the United States or vouchers must be produced. Amount of $633.98 owed for sundry men for their pay and rations as scouts in Woodford County.
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Mr James Lanier: Department of W[ar]
P.M. to Halls Regt Accountants Offi[ce]
Kentucky " September 1st. 179[7]
Sir
You stand charged on the Books of this [O]
with monies received by you and which yet remain t[o be account]
=ed for.
Pursuant to a Resolution of the House of [Repre]
=tatives of the 3d March 1797 I am required to lay before [them]
within the first Week in January next an abstract of [the]
names &c. of all those who stand charged with monies a[t this]
Office.
In order to prevent your name from [appear]
=ing as a delinquent I have to request you will as [speedily]
as possible account for the monies received by you e[ither by]
producing the necessary Vouchers or refunding the ba[lance]
to the Treasurer of the United States.
Your immediate attention to this object [is]
particularly requested.
Dr J.L. ยท Iam &c
1796
Nov 19 In amt remaining in his hands unpaid to Wm Simmons
sundry Soldiers of Halls Regiment โ Dr 212 31/100 Acct.
Robert Johnson Esqr Department of War
Lieutt Col. Militia Accountants Office
Woodford County Keny September 1st 1797
Sir
You stand charged on the Books of [this]
Office with monies received by you and which yet rem[ain to]
be accounted for.
In pursuance of a Resolution of the House of Represent[atives]
tives of the 3d March 1797 I am required to lay before them
within the first Week in January next an abstract of the[ir]
names &c. of all those who stand charged with monies at this
Office.
In order to prevent your name from appearing as
a delinquent I have to request you will speedily account
for the monies received by you either by producing the
necessary Vouchers or refunding the balance to the Treasurer
of the United States.
Your immediate attention to this object is parti
=cularly requested.
Dr R.J. Iam &c.
To US. Wm Simmons
1796
Octo 6 For amt due sundry [strikethrough: late] men for their Acct.
Pay and Rations as scouts in Woodford County Dr 133[undecipherable]
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Simmons requests monies owed to Treasury by Johnson. Letter was motivated by the Resolve of the House of Representatives. The balance of the funds owed should be refunded to the Treasury of the United States or vouchers must be produced. Amount of $633.98 owed for sundry men for their pay and rations as scouts in Woodford County.
Date
09/01/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1797090121855
Page start
261
Note
Enclosed in Simmons to Marshall, 08/25/1797; Cited in Simmons to Johnson, 12/29/1797.
Notable persons
Doctor Robert Johnson
William Simmons
treasury
House of Representatives
congress
men
scouts
Notable locations
Woodford County, Kentucky
Accountant's Office
Notable items
Resolve of the House of Representatives
pay
rations
vouchers
balance
delinquent
monies
abstract of names

