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Document 1797Letter regarding recruiting and contingent accounts with vouchers of Dayton returned by Simmons. Dayton only received $47.86 to his credit, the remaining vouchers were inadmissible. Simmons advised future vouchers should contain specific sums for goods and services purchases.
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Capt Guffith S. MacRee
West Point, New York
Sir
You will receive from Nicholas Fish Supervisor New York the sum of Two hundred dollars for the Recruiting Service for which you will please him your duplicate receipts holding yourself accu for the due application thereof. Samre
Wm Simmons
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Horatio N. Dayton
S. Atlee P. Engr.
Elizabeth Town, New Jersey
Sir
Accountants Office
September 25, 179
Department of W
Accountants Offi
September 22d 17
I received your letter of the 19th Inst enclosing your Recruiting Accounts accompanied with Vouchers for [Contingent] money paid by you which has been examined and found stated in the account Current sent you herewith. you will perceive that only forty seven dollars and eighty six [cents] are admitted to your credit for Contingent expences the rem ing Vouchers being inadmissible and now returned to you. I have also sent an account of the sums admitted which request you will examine and if found right swear to a return with the account Current and the balance of [One] Hundred Sixty one dollars and two cents due you tha shall immediately be remitted you.
In future when you transmit Vouchers for mo paid you will at the same time accompany them with specifying the sums & for what paid. Samre
Wm Simmons
Acct
[Page 287, Y0G01]
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Letter regarding recruiting and contingent accounts with vouchers of Dayton returned by Simmons. Dayton only received $47.86 to his credit, the remaining vouchers were inadmissible. Simmons advised future vouchers should contain specific sums for goods and services purchases.
Date
09/22/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1797092221155
Page start
297
Note
Cited in Dayton to Simmons, 05/22/1797.
Notable persons
Lieutenant Horatio R Dayton
William Simmons
artillerists and engineers
Notable locations
Elizabeth Town, New Jersey
Accountant's Office
Notable items
recruiting account
contingent accounts
vouchers
money
account
credit
contingent expenses
balance
sums

