Request for Blank Receipt Rolls Granted
Document 1797Request for blank receipt rolls granted. Simmons also requests what is due Sergeant Ledlee on rolls at West Point on behalf of the Sergent's wife.
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date, 2[undecipherable] [undecipherable]ult- he mentions having accounted with you that amount by producing the necessary Vouchers. this have been the case I request you will be plea[undecipherable] inform me, that his account may receive a Cre[undecipherable] accordingly.
I am R[undecipherable]
Wm Simmons Ac[undecipherable]
Nt Freeman Department of War
D. & J.P.M. West Point Accountants Office
State of New York September 27th 1797
Sir
I received your letter of the 19th Inst. and agre[undecipherable] to your request I have sent you herewith some blank rece[undecipherable]
The M[undecipherable] Sergeant Leslie has made applic[undecipherable] this Office to receive his pay, I request you will inform m[undecipherable] what is due to him on Rolls at West Point.
I am R[undecipherable]
Wm Simmons Acct[undecipherable]
Mr William Graves D.W. Accountants Of[undecipherable]
Norfolk Virginia September 27th, 179[undecipherable]
Sir
In reply to your letter of the 16th Instant the su[undecipherable] you stand charged with is forty three dollars and fifty fi[undecipherable] Cents received by you of Edward Carrington Eqre Superviso[undecipherable] Richmond p receipt 4th April 1796 being for the Pay of Serg[undecipherable] Robert Hedges and the men under his command at Fat[undecipherable] for January & February 1796 for the payment of which you ha[undecipherable] sent on Vouchers, I have therefore to request you will imm[undecipherable] ately transmit the receipts of said men to exonerate [undecipherable]
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Request for blank receipt rolls granted. Simmons also requests what is due Sergeant Ledlee on rolls at West Point on behalf of the Sergent's wife.
Date
09/27/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1797092721155
Page start
301
Notable persons
Lieutenant Nehemiah Freeman
William Simmons
temporary paymaster general
Sergeant Ledlee
Notable locations
West Point, New York
Accountant's Office
Notable items
blank receipt
pay
rolls

