Receipts for Bounty Paid Recruits
Document 1797Simmons received Shoemaker's letter dated September 31st which enclosed sundry receipts for bounty paid to recruits. Receipts will be filed in Office and will be passed to Shoemaker's credit upon settlement of recruiting account.
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Robert Forrans Department of War
Ens. 1st Regiment v accountants Office
[undecipherable] near Fort Fidius Georgia — September 7. 1797
Sir
I received your letter of the 3 May last enclosing your account of subsistence from 1st September 1794 to the 1st June 1795 amounting to ninety two dollars and for which sums John Habersham Esq Collector Georgia will pay you on your giving him the necessary receipts having wrote to him for that purpose
Samto
Wm Simmons
Acctt
Lieutt Peter Shoemaker Department of War
Baltimore accountants Office
Maryland September 7th 1797
Sir
I received your letter of the 31 Ultimo enclosing sundry receipts for bounty paid to recruits under your command which will be filed in this Office to be proposed to be passed to your Credit on settlement of your recruiting account
Samto
Wm Simmons
Acctt
Edwd Carrington Esqr Accountants Office
Supervisor Virginia September 7th 1797
Sir
I received your letter of the 29th ultimo enclosing the receipts of Capt R.D. Blackburn for forty Doll
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Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Simmons received Shoemaker's letter dated September 31st which enclosed sundry receipts for bounty paid to recruits. Receipts will be filed in Office and will be passed to Shoemaker's credit upon settlement of recruiting account.
Date
09/07/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1797090721255
Page start
270
Notable persons
Lieutenant Peter Shoemaker
William Simmons
recruits
Notable locations
Baltimore, Maryland
Accountant's Office
Notable items
credit
settlement
recruiting account

