Receipts Regarding Payment of Officers
Document 1797Simmons received letter from Carrington dated August 29th, which enclosed the receipts of Captain R.S. Blackburn, Lieut. Saunders, and D. Petteson surgeons mate. Total amount: $393.71 which will be entered to Carrington's credit. Monies mentioned in Carrington's previous letter should be paid to Frederick L. Claiborne and Ensign Samuel Crutchfield at Richmond. Simmons requests Carrington collect receipts.
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Robert Jourans Department of War
Ens. 1st Regiment accountants Office
[undecipherable] near Fort Fidious — Georgia — September 7. 1797
Sir
I received your letter of the 3 May last enclo[sing]
your account of subsistence from 1st September 1794 to the
1st June 1795 amounting to ninety two dollars and [undecipherable] whi[ch]
[undecipherable] John Habersham Esq. Collector Georgia. will pay you on
your giving him the [underline: necessary receipts] having wrote to him
for that purpose Samb
Wm Simmons
Accto
Lieut Peter Shoemaker Department of War
Baltimore Accountants Office
Maryland September 7th 1797
Sir
I received your letter of the 31 Ultimo enclo-
sing sundry receipts for bounty paid to recruits under
your Command which will be filed in this Office to be
posed to be passed to your Credit on settlement of your
recruiting account. Samb
Wm Simmons
Accto
Edwd Carrington Esqr Accountants Office
Supervisor Virginias September 7th 1797
Sir
I received your letter of the 29th ultimo
enclosing the receipts of Capt R.d Blackburn for forty Dol[undecipherable]
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Simmons received letter from Carrington dated August 29th, which enclosed the receipts of Captain R.S. Blackburn, Lieut. Saunders, and D. Petteson surgeons mate. Total amount: $393.71 which will be entered to Carrington's credit. Monies mentioned in Carrington's previous letter should be paid to Frederick L. Claiborne and Ensign Samuel Crutchfield at Richmond. Simmons requests Carrington collect receipts.
Date
09/07/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1797090721355
Page start
270
Notable persons
Edward Carrington
William Simmons
supervisor Richmond Virginia
Captain Richard S. Blackburn
Lieutenant Saunders
D Petteson
surgeon's mate
secretary of war
Lieutenant Frederick L. Claiborne
Ferdinand Claiborne
Ensign Samuel Crutchfield
Notable locations
Virginia
Accountant's Office
Richmond
Notable items
pay
receipt
account
recruiting service
credit
books

