William Simmons discusses pay, finance and accounting with Henry Pendleton
Document 1797William Simmons informs Henry Pendleton of the manner in which he must settle his account.
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Mr Henry Pendleton junr
Culpeper County Virginia
Accountants Office
December 7 179
Sir
I received your letter of the 27 Ulto requesting information in what manner you are to settle your account. In answer to which I have to inform you, that you must make out an account current, charging the monies received from any person or person on a/c of the pay &c of Colo Campbell's Regt and crediting the expenditures made, agreeably to the pay Rolls, on which you received the several advances (provided you have wholly disbursed the same) making out at same time a list of balances remaining in your hands. — This done you will be pleased to transmit them to this Office per post, or you may if you think proper render them to Colo Heth the State Agent for settlement and pay to him any monies remaining in your hands —
Saml &c
W Simmon
Asst
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Mr John Coryell
admr to the Estate of Jno
Dougherty deceased Trenton
New Jersey
Accountants Office
December 8 1797
Sir
I received your letter of the 6 Inst— have to inform you, that it will be essentially requisite for you to arrange several vouchers for payments made by Jno Dougherty, late pay master to [undecipherable] Regt of New Jersey Militia, and transmit them to this Office for examination or you may place them in the hands of William Dayton Esqr the State Agent for settlement. — but previous thereto you will be pleased to ascertain the amount of the monies unaccounted for by the late pay Master (Jno Dougherty) an
Type
Letterbook
Description
William Simmons informs Henry Pendleton of the manner in which he must settle his account.
Date
12/07/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1797120721855
Page start
90
Notable persons
Henry Pendleton Jr
William Simmons
Colonel Campbell
Colonel Campbell's Regiment
Captain Heth
officer
Notable locations
Culpeper County, Virginia
Accountant's Office
post
Notable items
account
settlement
monies
pay
balances
settlement

