William Simmons discusses pay, finance and accounting with Bernard Hanlon
Document 1797William Simmons informs Bernard Hanlon of the necessity to transmit all of his records to the Accountant's Office.
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Ensign Henry Bowyer Accountants Offi[undecipherable]
Staunton Vir: November 15 179[undecipherable]
Sir
Since my letter to you of the 1[undecipherable]
mentioning the remittance of your pay & subsist[undecipherable]
for July, August & September 1797 to Col Carrington it [undecipherable]
pears that your pay for the same period is mad[undecipherable]
in Capt Gibsons Pay roll and has been remitted [undecipherable]
20th ulto you will therefore receive from the forme[undecipherable]
sum of Twenty seven dollars & sixty cents being [undecipherable]
amount of your subsistence for the abovementi[undecipherable]
period. I am &c
Wm Simmons Acc[undecipherable]
Mr Bernard Hanlon Accountants Offi[undecipherable]
Millham near Trenton N J November 15 1[undecipherable]
Sir
I received your letter of the 11th Instant [undecipherable]
questing a statement of the charges against you whi[undecipherable]
amount to 50100 dollars, being for the pay of you[undecipherable]
company from 11th September 94 to 2nd January 95 [undecipherable]
greably to your receipt to Jamas Mott Treasurer [undecipherable]
the State of New Jersey dated 24th December 1[undecipherable]
I presume (it being the case of oth[undecipherable]
Jersey Officers who have already attended to th[undecipherable]
settlement of their accounts) that you have rec[undecipherable]
monies from William Dayton the State Agent [undecipherable]
Joseph Marsh paymaster to the S Jersey regimen[undecipherable]
on account of pay allowed by the United States [undecipherable]
as their accounts have not yet been forwarded t[undecipherable]
Type
Letterbook
Description
William Simmons informs Bernard Hanlon of the necessity to transmit all of his records to the Accountant's Office.
Date
11/15/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1797111521355
Page start
48
Notable persons
Bernard Hanlon
William Simmons
James Mott
treasurer New Jersey
William Dayton
State Agent
Joseph Marsh
paymaster
New Jersey officers
6th Jersey Regiment
company
Notable locations
Millham, near Trenton, New Jersey
Accountant's Office
Notable items
pay
statement
receipt
settlement
account
vouchers
expenditure
monies
western expedition

