Request for Blank Receipt Rolls Granted
Document 1797On request of Mr. Jennings on behalf of Shoemaker, Shoemaker will receive blank receipt rolls.
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Lieut Peter Shoemaker Accountants Office
Baltimore, Maryland September 16. 1797
Sir
Agreeably to the request of Mr Jennings on your behalf, you will receive herewith some blank receipt rolls, your want of blank inlistments has been made known by him at the War office.
I am &c.
Wm Simmons
Acct
Lieut Robt Purdy Department of War
of the 4th Regt Accountants Office
Campo near Knoxville. 2 September 16th 1797
Sir
I received your letter of the 11th Ultimo covering a Copy of your account current as given to Caleb Swan Esqr Paymaster General in which you appears to owe the United States the sum of Forty D[undecipherable] on examination of the original transmitted by the said P.M.G. accompanied with vouchers, I find a balance due by you of Eighty six dollars — the difference forty six dollars arises from the want of vouchers for payments made to sundry recruits pr annexed account and which cannot be admitted to your credit till you send on the receipts or sufficient evidence of your having paid the same —
Amt on act Statements of D. Purdy ——————————————— $40
add — Bounty &c p P.Py ——————————— no receipt — 6 —
Bounty & premium of P. Green, P. McGowan ————————— $4° 46
Ch. Martin & P. Rumer each 1$ D[undecipherable] ——————— [undecipherable] 8 46
William Simmons
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
On request of Mr. Jennings on behalf of Shoemaker, Shoemaker will receive blank receipt rolls.
Date
09/16/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1797091621255
Page start
288
Notable persons
Lieutenant Peter Shoemaker
William Simmons
Mr. Jennings
Notable locations
Baltimore, Maryland
Accountant's Office
Notable items
blank receipt rolls
blank enlistment

